''Reward offered for José María Morelos y Pavón's head'' is a document written by viceroy

Francisco Xavier Venegas Francisco Javier Venegas de Saavedra y Ramínez de Arenzana, 1st Marquess of Reunión and New Spain, KOC (1754 in Zafra, Badajoz, Spain – 1838 in Zafra, Spain) was a Spanish general in the Spanish War of Independence and later viceroy of ...

and published on 26 March 1812. It contains the policy to suppress military

insurrection Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...

s. It was written during the second stage of the

Mexican Independence War The Mexican War of Independence (, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from the Spanish Empire. It was not a single, coherent event, but local and regional ...

comprising the years 1810 to 1815.

Content of the document

For this document Viceroy Francisco Javier Vegas was required to confirm there was a prize for

José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón () (30 September 1765 – 22 December 1815) was a Mexican Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming it ...

' head. The document was approved three days after its creation on 23 March 1812.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reward offered for Morelos y Pavon's head Rebellions in Mexico Viceroys of New Spain Mexican documents