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Peninsular War
Napoleon Invades Spain. Imprisoned the king and his throne and gives them two options, weather to resignate and save their lifes or get killed. He decides to resignate and is no longer king. Napoleon places his brother Joseph in the throne. Bonaparte family is not even royal; therefore, many do not like him and want King Ferdinand back. -
Literary Clubs Movement: Initiation
Miguel Hidalgo known as the father of mexican independence, josefa ortiz de domínguez, Juan Aldama, and Ignacio Allende began to have secret meetings to discuss accurate plans regarding their independence movement from the spaniards. This movement is also known as the “literary clubs”, it is important because this is the beginning of their independence; they are planning everything out in order for it to be accurate and successful. -
Plan Troubles- Resistance
The plans getting created, also known as the conspiracy gets to the Spanish generals. This is dangerous because everything they had planned now got ruined. Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez realizes this and decides to notify the other leaders so they would not be in danger. It is an important event because the conspiracies are supposed to be plans made without the Spanish noticing but at the end they did. Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez proved her resistance because she still gets captured and -
Grito de Dolores- Consolidation
Battle cry against their independence also known as the grito de independencia. Hidalgo was the one who took the lead since he was the priest of Dolores. Declaring a revolt towards the Spanish, launching the Mexican War of Independence. He encourages everybody to participate in the revolt, this gives the people considelation. They all later head to San Miguel de Allende. It is important because this is really the start of their rebellion and they are now actually fighting the spani -
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Mexican Independence Movement
New Spain wanting to be independent from Spain. They were all treated unfairly and did not get the rights they deserved. The use of the french and haitian revoultion along with the enlightment thinkers and the United States independence all lead to this movement. -
Alhondiga de Granaditas- Consolidation
This is the first battle of the indians against the spaniards. Many spanish and criollos were killed this day. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla along with his people captured the Alhondiga de Granaditas. El Pípila (Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro) known as the leader and hero in Guanajuato, burned down the main door in order for the indians to enter. Rebels won their first victory. -
Battle of Monte de las Cruces- Consolidation
Both Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende’s troops fought the Battle of Monte de las Cruces. It was very important because at the end they won. The people who followed Miguel Hidalgo were Indians, this is a really key factor proving that not only did the criollos want independence, but the indians too. -
Battle of Calderón Bridge- Consolidation
Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, Mariano Abasolo, and Juan Aldama fought with their people in the Battle of Calderón Bridge. This was the last battle Miguel Hidalgo took part of before he was exiled by the spaniards. Spanish defeated the insurgent army. -
Hidalgo's Excecution- Consolidation and Resistance
A day before (July 30), The prisoners including Allende, Aldama, and Jimenez were taken to Chihuahua. After Miguel Hidalgo was caught and arrested by the spanish, he is now executed. Hidalgo's head was displayed in Guanajuato as a warning to the Mexican rebels. Jose Maria Morelos, a revolutionary priest gets to be the leader of the Mexican Independence after Miguel Hidalgo’s rebellion. Here it is very important because many have given up because their first leader is now killed, thi -
The Battle of Temalaca- Consolidation and Resistance
The Battle of Temalaca that took place in Temalaca, Puebla.It was lead by their new leader Jose Maria Morelos. At the end of the battle, Jose Maria Morelos was captured by the spanish and was later executed. This still proves how weak the indian rebels were and how weak their leader had been in order for him to die so quickly (4 years after becoming a leader). -
The Ejercito de las Tres Garantias- Consummation and Resistance
The Ejercito de las Tres Garantias was created by both Agustin de Iturbide and Guerrero’s troops. They had a successful troop. It is important because we can clearly see that Iturbide was a very intellectual man and liked to play along with strategy before attacking, he succededñ therefore, he probably did good as a leader. It is clear this is part of the consummation because they were now being very skillful which made them good. -
Independence Declared- Consummation
The army troop led by Agustin Iturbide known as the Ejercito de las Tres Garantias entered México City, this was a sign that they had reached their independence. However, their independence was not called until the next day by Iturbide. Along this year, Iturbide became Emperor Agustin I of Mexico. It is very important because they fought for 11 years to declare their independence and until the end they had consummation. They finally had John Locke's ideals believing in natural freedom.
