Final answer:
Miguel Hidalgo was interested in stirring up the lower classes in New Spain to fight for independence from Spain.
Step-by-step explanation:
Miguel Hidalgo was interested in stirring up the lower classes in New Spain to foment a fight for independence from Spain.
He believed that an armed revolt against the Spanish would successfully eliminate their control over Mexico.
Hidalgo's motivation was to aid the poor mestizos and bring the ideas of the Enlightenment to his people, with the ultimate goal of achieving independence.