th ▁century , ▁Col ima , ▁parts ▁of ▁Z ac ate cas ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁Bl as ▁region ▁( N ay ar it ) ▁ ▁were ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Int endencia ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara . ▁The ▁area ▁had ▁relative ▁freedom ▁from ▁Spanish ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁and ▁prosper ed ▁with ▁fewer ▁trade ▁restrictions . ▁This , ▁along ▁with ▁ling ering ▁ind igen ous ▁res ent ment ▁to ▁Spanish ▁rule ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁led ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁ins urg ent ▁movements ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Political ▁inst ability ▁in ▁Spain , ▁news ▁of ▁re bell ions ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁Miguel ▁H idal go ’ s ▁G rito ▁de ▁Dol ores ▁prompt ed ▁small ▁groups ▁to ▁begin ▁fighting ▁against ▁Spanish ▁rule . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁main ▁groups ▁in ▁J alis co , ▁one ▁head ed ▁by ▁Navar ro , ▁Port ual ▁and ▁Tor ib io ▁H ui ro bo ▁in ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁J al ost ot it lán , ▁Ar andas , ▁At ot on il co ▁and ▁La ▁Bar ca ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁head ed ▁by ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Tor res ▁in ▁Sah u ay o , ▁T iz ap án ▁el ▁Al to , ▁A to y ac ▁and ▁Z aco al co . ▁Another ▁ins urre ction ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁along ▁Lake ▁Chap ala ▁with ▁Me z cala ▁Island ▁as ▁an ▁ins urg ent ▁for tr ess . ▁Sk irm ishes ▁between