Querétaro Conspiracy is called a clandestine movement born in Querétaro in 1808. It is believed to be the immediate predecessor of the Independence War of Mexico, since it was the group that began the armed struggle for the emancipation of New Spain from the Spanish Crown.
The central figure, who was also the main author of the Independence of Mexico, was Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the pastor of a small village called Dolores. Just ordained priest Hidalgo immediately began to promote the popular lifting of indians and mussels against the rich Spaniards. He soon realized the need to diversify industrial activities in Guanajuato, whose economy was traditionally focused on mines. At the same time, during his seven years at Dolores he promoted discussion groups were events to which Hidalgo himself participated by introducing social and economic views. The Independent Movement came to light in these informal discussions and was directed against Spanish political and economic domination.
The group of conspirators had plans to raise their weapons on December 8, 1810, but were discovered in September of the same year. They also wanted to convene a junta composed of regents, lawyers, ecclesiastics and other classes with some Spanish. It was attempted to form a representative movement of the middle class formatted in New Spain, especially since the reforms introduced by the Borboni sovereigns in the Spanish domains.
The conspirators gathered in the Literary Academy of Querétaro, on behalf of Priest José Maria Sanchez. Among the members of this group there were: Voices correlateemodify wikitesto
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