XXVI.
Morelos [250]-257
Birth and family, [250]—Morelia, [251]—Muleteer and student, [251]—Morelos joins Hidalgo, [251]—Siege of Cuautla, [252]—Acapulco, [252]—First Mexican Congress, [252]—Declaration of independence, [253]—Attack on Valladolid, [253]—Mishaps, [254]—Morelos a prisoner, [254]—Death of Morelos, 255; his character and aims, [255]; his object achieved, [256].