During the French Revolution, Spain fought as both an ally and an enemy of France. In 1804, a royal decree ordered imperial officials to confiscate certain ecclesiastical property and place it at the disposal of the crown. In 1808, Napoleon invaded Spain and forced Ferdinand VII to abdicate the Spanish throne in favor of his brother Joseph. In Mexico City, they entered an uneasy calm in 1809. Nevertheless, the uprising of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 activated poor and indigenous Mexicans whose violence frightened the elites and prolonged the war for independence. In September 1810, Allende, who had military training, and Hidalgo who did not. I had no military experience and I couldn't control the angry crowd following right behind them. The rebel army descended on Guanajuato on September 28 with a seething mass of anger and greed, the rebel army captured the granary which had collapsed from the weight. Riano was shot and killed instantly, and his second-in-command ordered the men to raise a white flag of surrender. The attackers arrived and took prisoners; Major Diego Berzabal canceled the order to surrender ...