The proposal consisted in that creoles sought to become independent from the peninsular yoke, becoming temporarily independent of Spain, because as such the Napoleonic France would not have any rights on the New Spain. So that as soon as Ferdinand VII, became free and reign again in Spain, the creoles would rejoin the spanish crown. Certainly under a different power correlation with the peninsulars. This was the creoles true intention at the beginning of the insurgent movement and not free and provide independence to indians and blacks.
Proof of this is that when Hidalgo, at the front, not of an army, but at the head of a mob of inflamed[1] indians and violent over the three hundred years of exploitation and injustice, go through the Bajio destroying villages and murdering peninsulars, they arrive to the Mexico city gates, in the famous battle of the “Monte de las Cruces” on October 30, 1810; where supposedly, according to the "official history" version, Hidalgo does not realize that the powerful vice royal army commanded by royal lieutenant colonel Torcuato Trujillo is defeated, and orders withdrawal, rather than entering and taking the New Spain capital. It is likely that Hidalgo knew what he was doing, he knew that he won the battle, but decided not to take the city because of the slaughter the uncontrollable indians would make (they were not an army) of defenseless spanish. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla retreats and shall be pursued by a new colonial army until his capture. He died before a fire squad on 30 July in Chihuahua.
In the process José María Morelos y Pavón (1765-1815) shows up. His proposal is different from Hidalgo; he does pretend a true independence from Spain and the creation of an independent nation,[2] as those that were emerging in Europe and the already established United States of America. But we must remember that Morelos was mestizo, after waging the insurgent war he has the
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- ↑ The insurgents were more than 80 thousand men, of whom only about 2,000 were soldiers with regular preparation and weapons, the rest followed with faith the cure of Dolores armed only with their courage. The Royalist forces were made up of 2 thousand infantry, 400 cavalry troops and two pieces of artillery.
- ↑ On September 13, 1813, the first Congress met in Chilpancingo, where the famous act of independence, under which was proclaimed the Republic of Mexico was drafted.
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