Josefa

Introduction. We started calling her La Corregidora when her husband, Jose Miguel Dominguez, was made Corregidor, which is a high political office in Mexico, kind of like your governor or mayor. Charles VI was still king over the Spanish Empire, but here in Mexico, everyone knew who was really in charge; it was the gachupines, […]

Mexico – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla – The Pastor of Mexico

Chapter 1. Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo appeared more interested in bee keeping than bible reading. The fifty year old priest had arrived in Dolores Mexico in 1803 to fill a vacancy at the Catholic Church. But soon he was spending more time outside among the hills than inside among the candles. He was fascinated by […]