Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (born 1753)

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Mexican Catholic preacher and leader of the Mexican War of Independence (1753–1811)

Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor, commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence, who is recognized as the Father of the Nation.