Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811) and José Maria Morelos (1765-1815)

Mexican priests who led the early phase of Mexican independence. Hidalgo's Grito de Dolores (1810) launched the rebellion. Both were captured and executed. Mexican independence was achieved in 1821 under more conservative leadership (Agustín de Iturbide) that reversed much of the social radicalism of Hidalgo and Morelos.