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[title] => Margarita XL
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[bodytext] => The Virgin banner bright of Guadalupe
was used with force opposing Spanish reign. Now leading riots, insurrection group. Their righteous banner seen without a stain, did rally people shouting cry's refrain. With jolting impact they attacked the forts, and great initial victories they did gain. All heavy blows assaulted Spanish courts. Plotting rebellion with a group of other dissident "criollos", including former "corregidor" Miguel Dominguez, and royal army officers, Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama, their plan was to gather an army, seize important towns, expel peninsular Spaniards confiscating their property. Initially their revolutionary government was to operate in the name of Ferdinand VII, but at an opportune time declare independence. Father Hidalgo was selected to head the movement, Allende, military commander. General dissatisfaction with the Spanish rule throughout Mexico had strengthened their position. The Intelligentsia challenged autocratic, unreasonable, and incompetent government; laborers groaned under the lash and harsh taxes; "criollos", people born in Mexico of Spanish parents, hated their second-class status imposed by the "gachupines", those born in Spain. Rebellion was in their hearts and minds. It wasn't difficult for Hidalgo to find a way to unite them. Taking a Virgin of Guadalupe banner, making it a military standard, he astutely changed civil rebellion into a religious crusade. Image of the dark-skinned Virgin was a powerful symbol attracting and holding the Indian and "mestizo" support. Hidalgo's impassioned words were: "Viva la Independencia! Viva Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe! (Long live Independence! Long Live our Lady of Guadalupe!) [comments] => 1 [counter] => 176 [topic] => 31 [informant] => ramfire [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => StoryPoetry )
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