who was jose maria morelos
JosÃ© MarÃ­a Teclo Morelos PÃ©rez y PavÃ³n ( xoËse maËÉ¾i.a Ëteklo moËÉ¾elos Ëpe.É¾es i paËÎ²on (help Â· info)) (September 30, 1765, City of Valladolid, now Morelia, MichoacÃ¡n â December 22, 1815, San CristÃ³bal Ecatepec, State of MÃ©xico) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811.