El Cura Hidalgo Y Sus Amigos / Father Hidalgo and Company

Curas ilustrados y con hijos, boticarios de pueblo, m?sicos, licenciados,
notarios, peque?os comerciantes, administradores de correos, soldados que nunca hab?an hecho guerras, un arsenal de una docena de lanzas: una conspiraci?n que parec?a condenada al fracaso, repleta de indecisos y rodeada por traidores.

Cada uno puede celebrar la Independencia a su gusto: a Paco Ignacio Taibo ii le atrae la idea de reconstruir nuestro santoral laico, recuperar abuelitos alucinados en guerra de hombres libres, humanizar personajes, difundir rumores, contar an?cdotas. Acercar el pasado para poder tocarlo. Quiz? sea el momento de decir: Viva el cura Hidalgo y sus amigos! Vivan los h?roes que nos dieron patria! Sus fantasmas siguen entre nosotros .

55 Vignettes of the War of Independence

Enlightened priests with children, village pharmacists, musicians, graduates, notaries, small merchants, post office administrators, soldiers who had never fought wars, an arsenal of a dozen spears: a conspiracy that seemed doomed to failure, full of the undecided and surrounded by traitors.

Everyone can celebrate Independence in their own way: Paco Ignacio Taibo II is drawn to the idea of reconstructing our secular hagiography, recovering grandfathers hallucinating in a war of free men, humanizing characters, spreading rumors, telling anecdotes. Bringing the past closer so we can touch it. Perhaps it is time to say: "Long live Father Hidalgo and his friends! Long live the heroes who gave us a homeland! Their ghosts are still among us."