On 5 November 1811 in
San Salvador, the supporters of independence organized the beginning of a liberation movement. Participants included doctors such as
Santiago José Celis, the priests and brothers Nicholas, Vicente and Manuel Aguilar, and the priest
José Matías Delgado. Others included
Manuel José Arce,
Juan Manuel Rodríguez and Pedro Pablo Castillo. Many of the participants were linked by family ties. After the insurrection failed, Manuel Aguilar was imprisoned from October 1811 until 4 March 1813. As part of the second independence movement in 1814 Manuel Aguilar preached a sermon thanking the people for having asked for their freedom during the first rising in 1811. Unsurprisingly the sermon was unpopular with the Spanish authorities. . ==References==