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Haiti declares independence from France
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of l'Overture's generals and himself a former slave, led the revolutionaries at the Battle of Vertieres on November 18, 1803 where the French forces were defeated. -
Central American provinces declare independence from Mexico
he Central American congress declared independence from Mexico and established the United Provinces of Central America, later known as the Federal Republic of Central America, which existed until its dissolution in 1841 after the First and Second Central American Civil Wars. -
Mexico becomes republic / federl constitution
Content of the Mexican Constitution of 1824. The 1824 constitution was made up of seven titles and 171 articles. In its content, it established that Mexico was a federalist republic of popular representation, made up of 19 states, four territories, and a Federal District that would function as the capital of the nation