Wobadwira ku Mexico City mu 1770. Amavomereza poyera gulu loukira boma lofuna kuchitira nkhanza boma lomwe likulimbana ndi zigawengazi.
Chifukwa cha malingaliro ake, adamangidwa, koma adathawa m'ndende ndipo adakumana ndi Morelos ku Izúcar, Puebla, mu Disembala 1811. Nthawi yomweyo adawonetsa nzeru zakuya zankhondo komanso kulimba mtima. Pitani ku Taxco ndikutenga nawo gawo patsamba la Cuautla. Atalamulidwa ndi Morelos, aswa mzindawo kuti atenge chakudya cha asitikali koma akukakamizidwa ndi achifumuwo kuti abwerere ku Tlayacac. Abwerera ku Izúcar ndi cholinga chokonzanso asitikali. Atenga nawo mbali pakutenga Oaxaca ndikuguba ku Tonalá kugonjetsa mafumu (Epulo 1813).
Amalandiridwa ndi ulemu waukulu ku Oaxaca ndikukwezedwa kukhala Lieutenant General. Adadzipereka kulanga asirikali achifwamba ndikupanga mfuti, kenako nkupita ku Mixteca ndikupweteketsa kwambiri mafumu. Morelos adamuyimbira kuti atenge Valladolid, kampeni yomwe adagonjetsedwa ndi Iturbide ndi Llano. Adawomberedwa m'bwalo lalikulu la Valladolid mu february 1814. Pambuyo pake adapatsidwa ulemu ulemu wa Benemérito de las Patria.
