Question

Plz anyone !!!!

Why did Miguel Hidalgo give his speech known as the "Grito de Dolores?"

a) to convince people to fight to bring back the former king

b) to convince people to stop fighting so lives will not be lost

c) to convince people to fight for independence

d) to convince the people of Dolores to the Catholic religion

Answer 1

On September 16, 1810, he rang the church bell in Dolores to call his parishioners to an announcement of revolution against the Spanish. His speech was not only an encouragement to revolt but a cry for racial equality and the redistribution of land. It became known as the Grito de Dolores (“Cry of Dolores”).