▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁there ▁and ▁royal ist ▁forces ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁when ▁lack ing ▁supplies , ▁the ▁ins urg ents ▁accepted ▁an ▁am n esty . ▁Ins urg ent ▁sympath ies ▁led ▁to ▁economic ▁advantages ▁for ▁the ▁Mexican ▁born ▁cri oll os ▁over ▁the ▁Spanish ▁born ▁with ▁many ▁Spanish ▁families ▁moving ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁for ▁safety . ▁ ▁Miguel ▁H idal go ' s ▁army ▁entered ▁J alis co ▁during ▁the ▁Mexican ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Tor res ▁defeated ▁the ▁local ▁royal ist ▁army ▁and ▁invited ▁H idal go ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁into ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁H idal go ▁was ▁heading ▁west ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁purs ued ▁by ▁F éli x ▁María ▁Cal le ja ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁king . ▁H idal go ▁entered ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁H idal go ' s ▁troops ▁arrested ▁many ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁H idal go ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁abol ishing ▁sla very . ▁H idal go ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁soldiers ▁for ▁his ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁bringing ▁it ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁Cal le ja ▁arrived ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁The ▁reb els ▁took ▁up ▁positions ▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁called ▁the ▁Pu ente ▁de ▁Cal der