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How Guanajuato set the stage for Mexico’s independence from Spain

Thursday, August 6, 2026Jared TuckerView original

On Sept. 28, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo marched into Guanajuato with a ragtag army of tens of thousands at his back, kicking off the Mexican War of Independence. But why did it start here?

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