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Mexico gains independence
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Agustin becomes emperor
Agustin de Iturbide was proclaimed emperor. -
Santa Anna takes power
Agustin de Iturbide was removed from power by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. -
Santa Anna becomes president
Santa Anna was president for the first time, -
Texas gains independence
Texas became independent form Mexico and claimed independent territory. -
Texas becomes US territory
Texas becomes a part of the United States. -
Mexican American war
US Army's invasion of Mexico City. -
Treaty of Guaalupe Hidalgo is signed
In order to stop the war, Santa Anna signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. He solld more than half of Mexican territory including all of present day Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Texas, New Mexico, and California—to the US for $15 million dollars. -
New Constitution
a new Constitution was written, establishing a Federal Republic -
Benito Juarez is the new president
Benito Juarez becomes president. He was a Zapotec Indian from Oaxaca. -
Civil war begins
3-year civil war called the War of Reform broke out between the Liberals and the Conservatives. -
Mexico was in debt
England, Spain, and France sent armies to Mexico to collect the debts Benito Juarez owed. -
Mexicans defeat the French
Mexican forces defeated French troops in Puebla under the command of Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. -
French troops in Mexico
French troops landed in Veracruz and marched towards the Mexican capital. France saw Mexico as weak and took the opportunity to attack while the US could not defend Mexico. -
Napoleon sends new emperor to Mexico
Napoleon III sent Austrian Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg, with his wife Charlotte of Belgium, to be Emperors of Mexico -
Benito Juarez returns
Benito Juarez returns to serve as president for 10 more years following the execution of Emperor Maximilian. -
Maximilian is defeated
Maximilian was unable to defeat the Liberals. He surrendered and was excecuted. -
Benito Juarez dies
Benito governed until he died. -
Elections
Porfirio Diaz was elected president. -
Retirement from Diaz
Porfirio Diaz announced he would retire. -
A chance for a change
Francisco I Madero announced his candidacy for president but he was arrested and so Porfirio Diaz named himself winner of the elections. -
Porfirio Diaz no longer is president
Porfirio Diaz presidency ended.
