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José María Morelos

1765 - 1815

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José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón (Spanish: [xoˈse maˈɾi.a ˈteklo moˈɾelos ˈpeɾes i paˈβon] ) (30 September 1765 – 22 December 1815) was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811. Born in Valladolid, Michoacán, Morelos studied at Colegio de San Nicolás and was appointed priest of Carácuaro in 1799. He joined Miguel Hidalgo's Cry of Dolores, soon becoming an insurgency leader. Aided by local peoples, along with revolutionary leaders Mariano Matamoros and Ignacio López Rayón, Morelos occupied territories in southern and central New Spain, leading the Siege of Cuautla and capturing Acapulco, New Spain's main port in the Pacific Ocean. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José María Morelos is the 5,621st most popular politician (down from 4,892nd in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Mexican Politician.

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Among politicians, José María Morelos ranks 5,621 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdul Halim of Kedah, Al-Muqtafi, George Canning, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Julius Schaub, and Coloman of Galicia. After him are Carlos Antonio López, Princess Francisca of Brazil, Anna Lindh, Lais of Corinth, Spiro Agnew, and Haji Mohammad Chamkani.

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Among people born in 1765, José María Morelos ranks 15. Before him are Karl Ludwig Harding, Charles Felix of Sardinia, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Emma, Lady Hamilton, Paolo Ruffini, and Michał Kleofas Ogiński. After him are Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Christiane Vulpius, Charles Hatchett, Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Claire Lacombe, and Johann Friedrich Pfaff. Among people deceased in 1815, José María Morelos ranks 11. Before him are Robert Fulton, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Jan Potocki, Guillaume Brune, Carsten Niebuhr, and Emma, Lady Hamilton. After him are Smithson Tennant, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 9th Dalai Lama, Charles Lee, John Carroll, and Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, José María Morelos ranks 58 out of 729. Before him are Dolores del Río (1905), Ahuitzotl (1486), Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), Pedro Armendáriz (1912), José Clemente Orozco (1883), and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada (1948). After him are Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1948), Axayacatl (1449), Acamapichtli (1325), Kiki Camarena (1947), Miguel de la Madrid (1934), and Katy Jurado (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, José María Morelos ranks 24. Before him are Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Pedro Lascuráin (1856), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), Vicente Guerrero (1782), and Ahuitzotl (1486). After him are Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1948), Axayacatl (1449), Acamapichtli (1325), Miguel de la Madrid (1934), Manuel Ávila Camacho (1897), and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911).

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