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José María Morelos
José María Morelos was a Mexican priest and the leading commander of the War of Independence after the death of Miguel Hidalgo. He won control of much of southern Mexico, convened the Congress of Chilpancingo in 1813 and set out his programme in the Sentimientos de la Nación. Captured by royalist forces in 1815, he was tried and shot, and he is honoured as a national hero.
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