Father of the Nation

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honorific title

Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who initiated Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain.

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	honorific title →
alsoKnownAs	Padre de la Patria →
appliedToOccupation	Catholic priest →
appliedToReligionOfTitleHolder	Roman Catholicism →
appliedToRole	revolutionary leader →
associatedWithAction	initiation of Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain →
associatedWithDate	16 September 1810 →
associatedWithEvent	Mexican War of Independence →
associatedWithIdeology	independence movement →
associatedWithPlace	Dolores (now Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico) →
category	national personification title →
commemoratedBy	Mexican Independence Day celebrations → monuments to Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla →
country	Mexico →
fieldOfSignificance	national identity → political history →
hasGenderOfTitleHolder	male →
hasScope	Mexican nation →
hasTitleHolder	Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla →
honorificFor	initiating the Mexican independence movement →
honors	foundational contribution to the Mexican nation-state →
linkedToColonialPower	Spain →
refersTo	Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla →
symbolicStatus	national hero of Mexico →
usedInContext	Mexican history →
usedInLanguage	Spanish →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla →	honorificTitle