How a Feisty Priest Won an Unlikely Battle
Cunning Morelos ambushed royalists at Laguna de Tres Palos, proving audacity trumps fancy weapons in this surprise victory that fueled Mexico's Independence.
In the annals of Mexican Independence, battles like Puebla and Querétaro roar with thundering cannons and epic clashes. But peel back the historical tapestry, and you'll find smaller gems, like the Battle of Laguna de Tres Palos, where audacity outwits brute force, and a plucky priest leaves royalist trousers flatter than an abuela's tortillas.
Let's rewind to January 4, 1811. Miguel Hidalgo's grito de Dolores had echoed through the land, igniting the Independence flame. Down south, a different firebrand, José María Morelos y Pavón, fanned the embers into a full-blown inferno. The Laguna de Tres Palos, a watery jewel near Acapulco, held strategic value like a dragon's hoard. Whoever controlled it, controlled the port, the gateway to the Pacific.
