Who are the tyrants that Hidalgo refers to? Why does he use this term?

Spain, the oppressors

Explanation:

Tyranny is oppressive power exerted by government, at the time their government was Spain, that was who had control over them and who they had to pay. There for I believe he is talking about Spain, their oppressors. Hope this helps  

glass wants to live in a world of super heroes and villains. he have lived all his life trying to be responsible for the creating the origin story of a super hero; he schemed and caused many incidents (many of them fatal) hoping that someday someone with superpowers would show up and save the day.

he knew himself very much. he saw himself as a villain of a real-life super hero story. he was aware of his strengths (more than smart enough for being manipulative and scheming) and weaknesses (having fragile bones and having to rely on his mind to succeed).

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