Welcome to Finding Medina.

Episode 3, The Governor Returns.

I'm Brandon Seal.

In March of 1811, barely six months after he had raised his grito, and less than two months after San Antonio had raised hers,

Father Miguel Idaalgo was captured by Spanish royalist forces.

More specifically, he was captured by the former royalist Texas governor Manuel Salcedo.

While imprisoned near Monterey, Governor Salcedo had worked over his jailer, the

impulsive and flip-flopping Colonel Ignacio Elizondo, whom we met in the previous episode,

and convinced him to betray the revolutionary cause and put an end to Father Idalgo's flight

towards San Antonio. Almost from the moment that he had declared for Idaalgo, Colonel Elizondo felt underappreciated

by the revolutionary movement, a grievance that conveniently grew only more acute with each

battle that I'dalgo lost. Elizondo eventually decided to throw in his lot with Governor

Salcedo, and at a spot in Coahuila called Akatita de Bahan,

they sprung their trap. On March 21st, 1811, Salcedo and Elisondo captured what remained of

Father Idaalgo's army, including the priest himself, who was sent to Chihuahua City in chains

and executed on July 30th, 1811.

San Antonio insurgent, Captain Juan Battista de las Casas,

the man who had originally deposed former Texas Governor Salcedo,

met the same fate as Iralgo the following day.

For all intents and purposes, the Mexican War of Independence appeared to be over.

As a reward for putting down Captain de las Casas' revolt, the Via of San Fernando, the principal

town amongst San Antonio's communities, was elevated to the dignity of a Ciudad.

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