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All his life, he followed a life surrounded by the Catholic Church that prepares him to become ordained as a priest. His name is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and born as Criollo (Tuck, Miguel). Miguel later on developed and progressed as a strong advocate for social and political change. His advocacies strengthened because of his intellectual inclinations. His dedicated faith in the Catholic Church led him to acquire and rise to higher ranks; however, there were questions about his egalitarian views (Tuck, Miguel). He has seen and witnessed how poor people struggle and experienced injustice from their existing leader. He saw all of these situations when he travelled to different parishes. Another man named Jose Morelos y Pavon shared the same advocacies as Hidalgo. A descent of Spain, Indian and African descent, Pavon is a mestizo or described as a mulatto (Alaman). Morelos recruited Hidalgo to assist him for the upheaval against Spanish rule. Morelos did this even if Hildalgo lacks formal military education. On the other hand, Morelos is a natural when it comes to military skills and absolutely leveraged on his skills during the revolution (Tuck, Jose). His exceptional social leadership and change is one of his critical contributions to the future of the people of Mexico. He wrote the Sentimientos de la Nacion, a prominent document that summarizes his social and political ideas regarding the change to his country and the existing regime (Alaman). Guadalupe Victoria, who became the first president of Mexico, went into hiding prior to his command in the government for an extended period of time (Tuck, Guadalupe). The exceptional command of these men during the chaos and revolution contributed to the beginning of a modern country of Mexico. There were several renowned documents written that documented the independence from Spain. These documents include the ‘Trade de Codaba’, ‘Constitucion de 1823-1824’, ‘Constitucion de 1857’ as well as the ‘Grito de Delores’ in 1810. These documents were very significant that it provided for the rights of the people as agreed by the law. On the other hand, Coronel Manuel Mier Terran provided a report that provides light to the Tejas and its inhabitants against its unstable relationship with the foreign settlers. During this time, Juan Seguin, became a traitor in the eyes of the people because of the accusations of helping both sides and the consequences of the major battles such as the Alamo. The Jesuits did not support this and the liberalization of the politics. In 1814, the ‘Constitucion de Apaztzingan’ became the prelude of the ‘Constitution of 1824’ with striking resemblance. Both assure Roman Catholicism as the official state religion, similarly, Leona Vicario, Josefa Dominguez, and La Guera Rodriguez were all supporters of independence. These individuals put their lives inn danger to achieve and pass on intelligence, stash weapons, and produced counter intelligence that would benefit the resistance and independence movement. The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 established the new borders between the United States and Mexico and outlined the rights of the inhabitants within the republic. Also, the constitution of 1857 resolved the issues from 1824 until the loss of the Tejas. As a result, Roman Catholicism became the state religion, and the people start to experience freedom of religion. There were amendments that include the unicameral legislature, extended freedoms to the people, and abolishment of slavery (Reader). Mexico became free of European dominance and intervention in 1867 after the battle against French in 1862 and the battle of Puebla in 1867.