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Rh its side, the insurgents under Liceaga, and his lieutenant Cos, the latter in the north-east, the other near Lake Cuitzeo, hovering in the country districts and seeking to cut off supplies for the royalists.

The comparative remoteness of Morelos from the provinces nearest to the capital, and the approach of

 Extent of the revolution in New Spain in the spring of 1813; the dark shading indicates the territory absolutely under control of the insurgents; the lighter shading the ground overrun or raided by them, but where royalists held the chief towns.

the rainy season, which would seriously affect the health and movement of troops in the lower-lying southern regions, rendered it less needful as well as more difficult to undertake a campaign against him for some time. The most pressing demand was to liberate the central provinces from the numerous bands