Note 8 — BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
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Méjico. From 1810 to 1820 the Mexicans fought bravely, but with scant success, to free themselves from the Spanish yoke. During that period three great leaders of Mexican independence were captured and shot by the Spaniards: the priest Miguel Hidalgo, in 1811; the priest Morelos, in 1815; and Francisco Xavier Mina, in 1817. Under the leadership of Santa Ana, in 1823, the Mexicans were finally successful in driving out the Spaniards and establishing a republican form of government.