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Independence War (Spain)
Citizens in Madrid made a rebellion against the French forces, provoking a supression by the French troops and starting the Independence War. -
Battle of Bailén
This was the first conflict between Spanish ans French armies. France was defeated and Napoleon felt disrespected and decided to go to Spain personally to finish the conflict with Spain. -
Plan de Iguala
The Spanish coronel Agustín de Iturbide and the leader of the insurgents Vicente Guerrero prepared the Plan of Iguala at a meeting , in which Mexico was planed to become an independent, Catholic constitutional monarchy. -
The treaty of Cordoba
The Treaty of Córdoba was signed by Iturbide and Juan O’Donjú (a spanish viceroy) recognizing that Mexico was independent in personal unión with Spain. -
Federal republic in Mexico
The republic took the name of United Mexican states and was defined as a representative federal republic with catholicism as the oficial and exclusive religion. -
II Spanish Constitution
The Parliament was divided into two Chambers, the Senate and the Congress. -
First French intervention in Mexico
In the first years of independence the pastry war with france iniciated when some rioters and bandids attack a French pastry, so french people claimed for a compensation. France demanded 600,000 pesos in damages, an enormous sum for the time, when the typical daily wage in Mexico City was about one peso. The economy was a big deal in these time. The Goberment of Mexico finally payed that big amount of money causing more problems in their economy. -
Treaty of Gualdalupe Hidalgo
Texas was becoming independient from Mexico so it created a conflict between the US and Mexico. A teatry named "Tratado de guadalupe hidalgo" caused the war end but mexico would lose more than have of its territorry, leading Mexico to more economic problems and political inestability. -
Reform Laws
Four laws where promulgated and they changed the way the county functioned. The constitutuon enshired reformers adpirations. The laws are:
-The law of Lafragua: Stated that the freedom of expresion in public media was allowed.
-The law of Juarez: Erradicated the special power of the chrch and army.
-The law of Lerdo: It sold the lands of the civil organisatons and the church so that finally they could get rid of them.
-The law of Iglesias: Stated that the church could not recollect tithe. -
The glorious revolution
A rebellion against Queen Isabella II leaded by General Juan Prim took place in Spain resulting with the deposition of the Queen. -
V constitution of Spain
It pleased both Moderates and Progressives. It was made like this to avoid the constant change of the constitution. Sovereignity was shared between the king and the Cortes. -
Tearty of Paris
The teatry stated that Spain had to give independece to all the countries that it was ruling including Filipinas, Cuba and Puerto Rico. This event only meaned one thing the end of the Spanish empire. The teatry also puted a end to the war between the USA and Spain. Thos also afected the economy of Spain from having almost the world they lost everything and their economy went down.
