Rebels and Transgressors. Among Whispers of Insurrection. The intendencia of Mexico, 1810-1814

The war of Independence created an atmosphere of tension among the inhabitants of the Valley of Mexico. During the first years, the region's peoples sought the way to survive between two fires. Their discourse of submission and loyalty, as well as their “fooling around” with the insurgents, were some strategies of resistance and transgression. Eventually, war turned into another way of life. Thereafter, merchandise trade, kidnapping, corruption, and revenge among parishioners, priests and militiamen created a new kind of rebel. This paper examines the different phases that resistance and rebellion went through among the inhabitants of the Intendencia of Mexico during the war