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1521
Conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Beginning of Spanish rule and cultural transformation. -
Independence of Mexico
End of Spanish rule and establishment of a new country. -
Reform War
Conflict between liberals and conservatives that defined the course of the country. -
Second Mexican Empire
French domination and reign of Maximilian of Habsburg. -
Mexican Revolution
Overthrow of the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz and profound social and political transformations. -
Constitution of 1917
Establishment of a new constitutional and social order. -
Cardenismo
Government of Lázaro Cárdenas and nationalization of the oil industry. -
Second World War
Mexico's participation in the war and strengthening of the industry. -
Mexican Miracle
Period of economic growth and political stability. -
Tlatelolco
Massacre of students and repression of the student movement. -
Crisis of the 70s
Fall in oil prices and devaluation of the peso. -
1985 earthquake
Natural disaster that shook Mexico City and tested national solidarity. -
Economic Solidarity Pact
Structural adjustment program and economic opening. -
1997 elections
Triumph of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) after 12 years of opposition. -
2000 elections
Victory for Vicente Fox and end of PRI domination. -
War against drug trafficking
Beginning of a violent fight against organized crime. -
Influenza AH1N1
Pandemic that affected the whole world. -
2017 earthquake
New natural disaster that tested the resilience of Mexicans. -
2018 elections
Triumph of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and beginning of the Fourth Transformation. -
COVID-19 pandemic
Global health crisis that has deeply impacted Mexico.