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174, Hidalgo, who had already decided to march against the capital without delay, left Valladolid on the 20th of October, taking with him nearly all the church funds, and those of private individuals deposited for security in the coffers of the cathedral. Besides these funds, which amounted to $200,000, he obtained other large sums from the residents of Valladolid. Aware that Calleja's preparations would soon be completed, Hidalgo hurried forward. At Acámbaro he held a review of his forces, now numbering 80,000, an unwieldy, disorderly mass, which

he divided into regiments of infantry and cavalry, each 1,000 strong. Here he was proclaimed generalisimo at a council of the chiefs, and he conferred