"My friends and countryes.neither the king nor tributes exist for us any longer. We have borne only salts slower, for three centuries as a sign of tyranny and servitude, [e] temble stain which we thall know how to wash away with our efforts. The moment of our hour of our liberty has mick; and if you recognized its great value, you will help me defind is from the ambitious grap of the tyrants [oppressive rulers]." Cry of Dolorer by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, September 16,1810 1. Who are the tyrants that Hidalgo refers to in the Grito (Cry of Dolores)? The Americans The Spanish The French The Native Americans

##The problem is a comprehension question based on a historical text, specifically the "Grito de Dolores" (Cry of Dolores) by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, which is a significant event in the Mexican War of Independence. The text is a call to arms against the tyrants, and the question asks us to identify who these tyrants are.<br />## Step 2<br />The text is a call to arms against the tyrants, and the question asks us to identify who these tyrants are. The text is a call to arms against the Spanish, who were the colonizers of Mexico at the time.<br />## Step 3<br />The text is a call to arms against the Spanish, who were the colonizers of Mexico at the time. The Spanish were the ones who were oppressing the Mexicans, hence they are the tyrants referred to in the text.