Resembling some combination of Prometheus and the Michelin Man , it commemorates a local liberator , nicknamed Pipila , who set fire to the Alhondiga granary gates on Sept. 28 , 1810 , allowing the rebel Miguel Hidalgo 's troops to win the first battle of the independence movement against Spain .
Miguel Hidalgo /people/person/nationality Spain
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Miguel Hidalgo
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Spain
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