He San José's Eskimo Or bell of Dolores refers to the bell that was played the 16 of September of 1,810 in the city of Guanajuato in Mexico.
This bell is of great importance, since it occurred within the framework of the actions that are considered as the beginning of the fight for the Mexico's independence .
Plaza de Dolores.
At present, the bell is located on the central balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City. As usual, the current president of Mexico rings the bell every September 15 to celebrate the historic moment.
The tradition says that the Esquilón, also known as the Bell of Dolores, was played in the early hours of September 16 in the city of Dolores in Guanajuato.
The ringing of the bell was accompanied by a speech; This speech is known as the Cry of Dolores.
Bell of Dolores in the National Palace of Mexico City.
All this activity was a call for the population to turn against their authorities, in this case, those of the Viceroyalty of New Spain; Was the call for the population to begin their struggle for independence.
The speech was made by the priest Miguel de Hidalgo y Costilla, accompanied by Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama.
Saint Joseph's Eskimo Event
Father Hidalgo did not directly ring the bell of the church. What he really did was order the vicar to go to the tower to ring the bell.
In spite of this, the tradition since 1.896 is that the president of the nation rings the bell in commemoration of the independence. It happened for the first time when Porfirio Diaz decided to move the Esquilón to the National Palace, located in the capital of Mexico.
Although Father Hidalgo is considered the"father of the nation", he did not want to participate in the conspiracies of Querétaro and San Miguel.
When he accepted, it was decided that the head of the revolt would be Ignacio Allende; However when they were discovered Allende retreated. In these circumstances, Father Hidalgo jumped to the front of the independence movement.
Pain scream
All actions under this date are considered as the events that began the activities of the Independence of Mexico.
Although the story is somewhat ambiguous, it can be assured that on the morning of September 16, 1810, the parish priest Manuel Hidalgo was able to gather the inhabitants of the areas near the parish of Dolores to call them to join The Revolution for Independence.
In this way, the first contingent that would rise against the Spanish crown was organized.
History
A Spanish descendant from Revilla called Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara approached Father Hidalgo to ask for support in initiating an effort to separate Mexico from Spanish control.
Gutierrez de Lara was the first Mexican to go directly to Washington DC, United States to request military support.
The first battle of the Republic of Texas is commonly referred to as the"Battle of the Medina"; This battle began the struggle for freedom of Mexico-Texas and served as a foundation for today's Texas.
However, fearing his arrest, Hidalgo asked his brother Mauricio and others to go to the bailiff with an armed group of men to call for the release of pro-independence prisoners who were there on the morning of September 16.
They managed to free 80 people. Around 2:30 am on September 16, Hidalgo ordered the church bells to ring and gathered his congregation. Surrounded by Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama, he addressed the people in front of his church to rebel against Spain.
The Independence of Mexico would not be declared by Spain until September 28, 1821, through the Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire, after 10 years of war.
Although Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara commanded and directed Mexico towards victory and independence, Father Hidalgo is considered the"father of his country"
Speech
Although September 16 is a national celebration in Mexico and the Grito de Dolores is the event that commemorated the beginning of Independence, the exact words of Father Hidalgo's speech are not exactly known. Father Hidalgo's words are referred to as the Scream.
Some historians agree that the spiritual message of the message was something like the following:
M Is sons: a new dispensation comes to us on this day. Will you receive it? Will they free you? Will they recover the land stolen from their parents by the Spaniards 300 years ago? We must act now... Will they defend their religion and their rights as true patriots? Long live our Virgin of Guadalupe! Death to bad government! The Death to the gachupines !
However, other historians assume that the message leaned more toward Father Hidalgo's lines telling the people that time for action on his part had come.
When the father asked if they were ready, the village responded with" We will defend the people to the end! Bring life to the region, long live our most blessed Mother of Guadalupe! Bring life to America! Death to the government and death to the gachupines !
The detail is that some historians assert that the father did not condemn the monarchy or criticized the social order of the time.
Only his opposition to events in Spain was clearly expressed in reference to bad government. The Shout also emphasizes their loyalty to religion, a sentiment to which both creoles and Peninsular (Native Spanish) could be sympathetic.
However, the phrase"Death to the Gachupines "Could have horrified the Spaniards, since that word was a derogatory term to refer to the Spaniards.
References
- Cry of Dolores. Retrieved from wikipedia.org.
- The stories behind the Scream. Recovered from wikimexico.com.
- Bell of Dolores. Retrieved from wikipedia.org.