16 September 1810 Dear Diary, Today early in the morning the fight for independence started. Our very own Christian priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is the leader of this war. We are fighting against the Spanish authorities of our colony. It’s an outrage to all of us. We also have rebels in this war everything that was in order is now falling apart because of the need for independence against the Spaniards. In the United States of America they had a revolt against the British and now we are having a revolt against Spain. Everything that used to be under control now has become chaotic. What are we going to do with most of Mexico rebelling against the Spaniards?