{"id":2582,"date":"2016-09-14T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T21:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/en\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2016-09-14T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T21:47:15","slug":"what-happened-at-contaduria-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/en\/blog\/what-happened-at-contaduria-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened at Contaduria Mountain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The heroic port of San Blas<\/strong> was a key element during the war that gave independence to our country, being the Contadur\u00eda Mountain<\/strong><\/a> a scene of major battles. One more reason to yell out loud: Viva Mexico!<\/strong> and Viva San Blas!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former province of New Galicia<\/strong>, corresponds to the current states of Jalisco<\/strong> and Nayarit<\/strong>, where San Blas, with its strategic location as a gateway<\/a><\/strong> to California<\/strong>, North Western Mexico<\/strong> and Asian colonies<\/strong>, was a land of great disputes between royalists and separatists.<\/p>\n

One of the best known and respected heroes in this beautiful port, was the rebel priest Jose Maria Mercado<\/strong>, who was originally from the city of Guadalajara<\/strong> and served as parish priest of Ahualulco<\/strong>. When the insurgent movement broke out after the Grito de Dolores<\/strong><\/a> in 1810, Mercado quickly took action to free the neighboring villages from Spanish yoke.<\/p>\n

Bravely, he managed to gather as many men as possible to advance westward\u00a0from Ahualulco, taking over the towns of Etzatl\u00e1n<\/strong> and Tepic<\/strong> along his path, where he had important victories. However, the main objective was to take control of the port of San Blas and its large combat arsenal.<\/p>\n

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Photo via Sean Hoyer on Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n

Since the Contadur\u00eda was a military fort, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Mercado was installed in this place to direct the battle strategies, being named “Commander in chief of the divisions in the region” by the celebrated priest Miguel Hidalgo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The so-called “Father of the Nation”<\/strong> had great confidence in Mercado, so when Hidalgo was defeated in Puente de Calderon, <\/strong>he\u00a0called on Mercado’s support to reinforce the pro-independence forces, to which he agreed. Nonetheless, in his absence, the royalist priest of San Blas Nicolas\u00a0Santos Verdin<\/strong>, prepared an ambush in the same Fort San Basil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon returning to this port, Mercado was cornered by the Marine crew and former royalist guards, so he chose to jump into the void rather than being shot by the enemies of National Independence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Currently, the Contadur\u00eda is an emblem of courage and Mexican pride. Don’t miss the chance of visiting this place during September national holidays!<\/strong> Upload your photos and comments on our social networks using the hashtags: #AllToBeDiscovered, #MeGustaSanBlas<\/strong> and #LikeSanBlas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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