. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. been beheaded as patriots in1811, were now exhumed and buriedwith military honors. The capture of Oaxaca was aserious blow to the prestige of theroyalists. This great victory wassoon followed by the supersession ofViceroy Venegas, who was succeeded by General Felix Maria Calleja del Rey, the sixtieth viceroy in succession. Amunicipal government was established in the city, with Manuel Nicolas Busta-mante as president, and a garrison was established. After securing Oaxaca,Morelos moved toward Acapulco, which he captured o
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. been beheaded as patriots in1811, were now exhumed and buriedwith military honors. The capture of Oaxaca was aserious blow to the prestige of theroyalists. This great victory wassoon followed by the supersession ofViceroy Venegas, who was succeeded by General Felix Maria Calleja del Rey, the sixtieth viceroy in succession. Amunicipal government was established in the city, with Manuel Nicolas Busta-mante as president, and a garrison was established. After securing Oaxaca,Morelos moved toward Acapulco, which he captured on August 19th. Morelos realized the necessity of establishing union and cooperative effortbetween the revolutionists, and with this in view he caused a congress of electeddelegates to meet. The congress assembled at Chilpancingo on September 14,1813, the members being elected in the case of the provinces in which the patriotswere in power and appointed by Morelos for those held by the royalists. Eightmembers were present representing New Galicia, Michoacan, Guanajuato,. THE LIBERTY BELL. OVER THE MAIN ENTRANCEOF THE NATIONAL PALACE. 74 MEXICO Oaxaca, Tecpan, Mexico, Puebla and Vera Cruz. This congress, styled thecongress of Anahuac, issued a declaration of independence, the terms of whichasserted the absolute sovereignty of the people of Mexico and unrestrictedindependence of Spain. It read as follows: The congress of Anahuac, in-stalled legitimately in the City of Chilpancingo in North America by its prov-inces, declares solemnly in the presence of the Lord God, arbiter of powers andauthor of society, who gives and takes away according to the inscrutable designsof his Providence, that, owing to the present conditions in Europe, it has re-covered the exercise of its usurped sovereignty; that accordingly its dependenceupon the Spanish throne remains forever broken and dissolved; that it is com-petent to establish the laws which please it, for the best government and interiorfeli
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