430 SPANISH AMERICA. 



territories of the Corregimiente, of Quere- 

 taro, and the Gobierno de Tlascala. The 

 population of Mexico amounted in 1816 to 

 sixjmillions ; that of the capital alone being 

 one hundred and forty thousand. 



After the deposition of the Viceroy Itur- 

 rigary, already mentioned, nothing material 

 happened in Mexico until the 14th of Sep- 

 tember 1810, when a revolt commenced, 

 which was effected by Hidalgo, a priest, 

 who possessed a valuable living in Dolores, 

 and was a man of distinguished talents. He 

 was popular amongst the Indians; and their 

 discontent, and the dislike towards the Spa- 

 niards which generally prevailed in Mexico, 

 afforded him ample materials for arranging 

 his plan of revolution. In this project he 

 was materially assisted by Allende, Alda- 

 ma, and Abasolo, natives of Mexico, who 

 were all captains in the cavalry regiment 

 de la Reyna. 



The revolt was to have taken place in 



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