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José María Morelos y Pavón

José María Morelos
Retrato de Morelos, 1813.png
Engraving of Morelos, signed three weeks after the Congreso de Anáhuac in Chilpancingo.
President of the Supreme Mexican Government
In office
October 24, 1814 – November 5, 1815
Preceded by Post established
Succeeded by Ignacio Alas
Chief of the Congress of Anáhuac
In office
September 15, 1813 – October 24, 1814
Preceded by Post established
Succeeded by Himself as president under the Constitution of Apatzingan
Member of the Council of Zitacuaro
In office
August 19, 1811 – September 15, 1813
Personal details
Born José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón
(1765-09-30)30 September 1765
Valladolid, Michoacán, New Spain
Died 22 December 1815(1815-12-22) (aged 50)
San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of México
Resting place Angel of Independence, Mexico City
Children Juan Nepomuceno Almonte
Alma mater Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Profession Arriero, Priest, Military leader, Politician
Religion Roman Catholicism
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Mexico
Service/branch Bandera y Estandarte de Morelos.svg Mexican Insurgency
Years of service 1810–1815
Rank Generalissimo, Captain General, Colonel
Battles/wars

Mexican War of Independence


Mexican War of Independence

José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón (About this sound xoˈse maˈɾi.a ˈteklo moˈɾelos ˈpe.ɾes i paˈβon ) (September 30, 1765, City of Valladolid, now Morelia, Michoacán – December 22, 1815,San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of México) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811. Morelos along with Ignacio López Rayón are credited for the organizational stage of the war of independence. Under Morelos the Congress of Anáhuac was installed on September 13, 1813 and in November 6 of the same year congress declared independence of the country. On October 22, 1814 a constitution, Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana, was drafted by the Congress which declared that Mexico would be a Republic.

After a series of defeats he was captured by the Spanish royalist military, tried by the Inquisition, defrocked as a cleric, and executed by civil authorities for treason in 1815. Morelos is a national hero in Mexico and is considered a very successful military leader despite the fact that he never took a military career and was instead a priest.


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