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of Texas. Hidalgo, having obtained and taken with him three hun- dred thousand dollars with which he intended to buy arms and other necessities of war, sent Don Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara to the United States for that purpose, and also to cultiYate friendly relations with the Government and to request its aid. But very shortly after the departure of that agent those unfortunate commanders and their rom- panions were delivered over to the enemy at a farm near Saltillo, called Acatita de Bajan, by the traitor, Ignacio Elizondo, in whom Hidalgo had placed unlimited confidence. They were arrested and captured on the 21st of :March, 1811, and some fifty of the party were executed at that time. Hidalgo and Allende were taken to Chihuahua ·• where they were shot by the order of Salcedo; Allende on the 20th of June, and Hidalgo on the 27th of July. CHAPTER II. Ray6n continues the war after the execution of Hidalgo. Remarks relative to the conduct of the Royalists and Independents. Names of some of the principal leaders of both parties. Reflections. Rayon creates a national Junta at Zitacuaro. The Junta proposes to continue the war under the principles of civilized nations. The Royalists reject the proposal. Calleja takes Zitacuaro. His cruelties and crimes. The Junta escapes to Zultepec. Morelos. His operations. He advances toward the City of Mexico. Calleja besieges him at Cuatla Amilpas. Morelos is forced by hunger to evacuate ·the· place. He es- capes with his army. Cruelties and crimes of Calleja in taking the place. Morelos organizes his troops at Izucar. He captures Chilapa, Tehuacan, and Orizaba. He defeats Regules. He takes Acapulco. He organizes a national congress at Chilpancingo. He goes with Morelos to Apatizingan. At Valladolid. He publishes a declaration of independence and makes a constitution. Morelos is compelled to abandon Valladolid. Defeat and imprisonment at Matamoros. Capture of Morelos. His death. The revolution weakens. Bernardo Gutierrez's operations. Bravo escorts the Congress to Tehuacan. Teran dissolves it. Dis- agreement among the leaders. Arrival of Apodaca. The moderation of his measures. The war ends. Arrival of Mina. His career and death. Guerrero still continues in the field of battle.
CHAPTER II.
FROM THE DEATH OF HIDALGO TO THE END 0]' THE FIRST REVOLUTION. The revolution did not die with Hidalgo. On the contrary, the con- test continued with greater energy and progress than before. Guerrilla chiefs arose in several of the provinces, and in a short time commu- nication between the Capital and Vera Cruz was destroyed. From the death of Hidalgo to the glorious end of the Revolution there elapsed an interval of more than ten years; It is impossible, in a summary such as this, to attempt to sketch even briefly, the many battles which took place during that period, much less to enter upon a relation of the events and interesting circumstances which were connected with them. We believe it most proper to cast a general glance at the prin- cipal operations embracing some of the most important events and per- mitting the reader, if he desires a more complete knpwledge of the subject, to have recourse to the works of Zavala, Robinson, Ward and others from whom we have taken a great part of our material. In the first place, we will present a cast of the principal actors who distin- guished themselves most in the great tragedy among both antagonists. We call it a tragedy, because the fight, instead of being carried on
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