Here are 17 interesting facts about Mexican Independence Day and tidbits about the history of Mexican Independence Day that you probably don’t know: Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a central ...

Shortly before dawn on September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made a monumentous ... the violent class struggle that was the Mexican revolution, Hidalgo is still revered as the father of ...

The county is named for Father Miguel Hidalgo; "Goliad" is an anagram, minus the silent H. The county was created in 1836 and organized the next year. — Goliad County Facebook Page ...