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ALLENDE'S MOVEMENTS.
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given to kill him if he attempted to separate himself from the army.[1] In all this Hidalgo cared less for himself than for the cause. Personal fame had never

Hidalgo's Flight To Monclova.

been his object. If they could better carry forward the revolution alone, he was content. But from the

  1. The same order applied to Iriarte and Abasolo. Ib. Of the former's conduct and supposed intentions Allende appears to have formed a most unfavorable opinion, and the latter had fallen under grave suspicion.