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Mexican independence hero Miguel Hidalgo reportedly shouted "Long live Ferdinand VII!" 207 years ago this week. Was his goal for New Spain to remain a Spanish colony but with more direct royal oversight?

by /u/JJVMT in /r/AskHistorians

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