Miguel Hidalgo's "Grito de Dolores" called for Mexico to rise up against the Spanish for independence and racial equality. His timing was largely due to

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14 December, 09:38

Miguel Hidalgo's "Grito de Dolores" called for Mexico to rise up against the Spanish for independence and racial equality. His timing was largely due to

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Napoleon changing the government leadership in Spain to his brother.

Weston Juarez · Answer 2

Napoleon Bonaparte makes a new government in Spain under the leadership of Joseph Bonaparte.

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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla started to call for independence in Mexico when Napoleon Bonaparte decided to make his brother Joseph Bonaparte king of Spain. Spain during the Peninsula War was weak and under the control of Napoleon. Miguel Hidalgo took this time to call for Mexican to rise against the Spanish in 1810.