Which of the following leaders played a major role in liberating mexico from
spanish rule?

a. miguel hidalgo y costilla

b. pedro ii

c. josé de san martín

d. simón bolívar

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and key figure in the Mexican War of Independence (1810–21). Hidalgo is best remembered for his speech, the “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores”), which called for the end of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico.

Representatives of spain and the united states signed a peace treaty in paris on december 10, 1898, which established the independence of cuba, ceded puerto rico and guam to the united states, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the philippines islands from spain for $20 million.