
José María Morelos was the son of Manuel Morelos, a carpenter of Indian descent and Juana María Pérez Pavón, native, whose father had been a schoolteacher in the city. For thirteen years, plus the first letters that his mother taught him, only know of what might have helped to support the family.Her father's death in 1779 marked a significant change. Entrusted to the care of his uncle Felipe Morelos, moved to a farm near Apatzingán (Michoacán) and first devoted to farming and soon after, to drive like a mule train drover that his uncle used to transport the rich cargoes of goods between the port of Acapulco, the galleons terminal in Manila and Mexico City. This activity provided him with a regular income, the young Morelos invested in buying mules and support his mother and sister.

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