Battle of Monte de las Cruces

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.

Aliases (1)

Batalla del Monte de las Cruces ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Batalla del Monte de las Cruces →
associatedWith	Ignacio Allende → Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla → early insurgent leadership in New Spain →
belligerent	Mexican insurgents → Spanish royalists →
campaign	early insurgent campaign toward Mexico City →
cause	insurgent advance toward Mexico City after initial uprisings in 1810 →
combatant	forces of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla → royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Spain →
commander	Ignacio Allende → Juan Aldama → Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla →
commemoratedBy	monuments at Monte de las Cruces →
commemoratedOn	October 30 →
conflict	Mexican War of Independence →
country	Viceroyalty of New Spain →
date	1810-10-30 →
followedBy	Battle of Aculco →
historicalSignificance	major early victory for the insurgent movement → pivotal moment in the early phase of the Mexican War of Independence →
involvedForceType	Spanish colonial regular troops → irregular insurgent militia →
languageOfName	Spanish →
locatedIn	State of Mexico →
locatedNear	Mexico City →
location	Monte de las Cruces →
militaryObjective	break royalist defensive line protecting Mexico City →
namedAfter	Monte de las Cruces mountain pass →
opposedBy	royalist authorities of New Spain →
opposingCommander	Torcuato Trujillo → Toribio de Luzuriaga y Mejía →
partOf	Latin American wars of independence → Mexican War of Independence →
precededBy	Capture of Guanajuato → Grito de Dolores →
presentDayLocation	Mexico →
region	Valley of Mexico →
result	insurgent victory →
strategicSignificance	opened the road to Mexico City for insurgent forces →
theater	Central Mexico →
timePeriod	19th century → Napoleonic era in Spanish America →
year	1810 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Monte de las Cruces ("Batalla del Monte de las Cruces") →	alsoKnownAs
Ignacio Allende →	battle
Battle of Calderón Bridge →	precededBy
Mexican War of Independence →	significantBattle