Rebel,Miguel Hidalgo took to the pulpit in the town of Dolores and told his flock that the time had come to take up arms against the Spanish. In minutes, he had an army of ragged but determined followers. This big army arrived at the mining city of Guanajuato, where all of the Spaniards and colonial officials had locked themselves inside. The bad thing that followed was one of the ugliest of Mexico's struggle for independence. The battle of Monte de las Cruces
With Guanajuato in piles behind them, the big rebel army led by Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende set their sights on Mexico City. Spanish officials sent for reinforcements, but it looked like they would not arrive in time. They sent every bodied soldier out to meet the