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24 de jul. de 2019 · The rebel “army” that descended upon Guanajuato on September 28 was a seething mass of anger, vengeance, and greed, numbering anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 according to eyewitness accounts. The Granary of Granaditas
Construction on the Alhóndiga de Granaditas began in 1798 and was completed in 1809, during the final years of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico. The building was designed to serve as a granary and marketplace for the prosperous mining city of Guanajuato. The Alhóndiga‘s impressive stone facade and grand scale reflect the wealth and ambition ...
19 de ago. de 2022 · Rebel trod on rebel, dead or alive, but there were thousands more to replace those who fell. A group of Indians, farther away, released a blizzard of stones with slingshots, driving defenders on the granary roof inside.
9 de jun. de 2019 · Spanish General Félix Calleja and his army caught up with the rebels at Calderón Bridge near the entrance to Guadalajara on Jan. 17, 1811. Although Calleja was vastly outnumbered, he caught a break when a lucky cannonball exploded a rebel munitions wagon.
Meanwhile, the Spanish army gathered strength and broke the encirclement, retaking many towns . Gradually, the rebel army dwindled and in 1815 Morelos was captured and executed . The execution of Morelos. With the execution of Morelos the Independence movement reached its lowest point .
The rebel army captured the warehouse on September 28, and most of the Spaniards and criziollos were massacred or exiled. On October 30, 1810, Hidalgo y Costilla's army encountered Spanish resistance at the Battle of Monte de las Cruces, fought them and achieved victory.
The heads of Hidalgo, Allende, Aldama and Jiménez were preserved and hung from the four corners of the granary of Guanajuato as a warning to those who would follow in their footsteps. Following the death of Father Hidalgo, the leadership of the revolutionary army was assumed by José María Morelos.
