-
Immediate causes
Uprising and independence movements:
Pacific Plan of Independence
The independence of Mexico and the Plan of equals: After Aryan movements independence Mexico achieves its independence on February 24, 1821. At the moment of expelling the Spanish Iturbide (President of Mexico) takes the Plan of equals that would keep the same social, political and economic system -
Mediate causes of independence
Some of the mediate causes are:
Antagonism between Spaniards (16th century): Emergence of the Creoles the illustration and the courts of Cadiz (17th century): Proposals for solutions for extreme poverty and illiteracy in the population arise
The Enlightenment (XVIII century): People begin to seek more knowledge.
The Napoleonic invasion of Spain
Independence of other Spanish colonies -
External causes of independence
Internationally, several events occurred that influenced Central America's desire for independence as:
French Revolution (1789)
Illustration (XVIII century)
The independence of the 13 colonies (independence of the United States) (1776)
Independence of Haiti (1804)
Commercial Monopoly -
Internal causes of independence
The independence of Guatemala (Central America) is also influenced by some internal events such as:
Discrimination towards Creoles (children of Spanish Born is America)
Forced labour to which the indigenous people were subjected -
Call for General meeting at the city Council
Gavino Gaínza had his command to Central America which in this period of time had a social agitation that forced the provincial council to request a meeting to talk about the issue of independence, in this is unveiled the independence of several colonies and ad Wounded to these the Plan of even. -
Summons to the General meeting in the royal palace
Gavino Gainza communicates to the building authorities (authorities related to which a link or relationship is maintained) that the following day at 8:00 in the morning a meeting will take place.
While the letters of citation were distributed on the other hand the partisans were propaganda in favor of the independence -
General meeting in the royal palace
In that meeting led by Gaínza each of the present gave his opinion according to independence, the moment in which José Cecilio Del Valle takes the floor and after giving a long speech is pronounced in favor of independence as a condition to be consulted L Provinces that were not present.
José Cecilo Del Valle with the support of Miguel de Larreynaga were set to write the Act of Independence with 19 agreements in it. -
To communicate the good news to the municipalities
The political chief Gavino Gaínza elaborate a good government side that was sent to the different municipalities to send the events of the previous day.
After the news of independence This information generated diverse reactions between the populations of the different provinces some celebrated others declared themselves independent of Spain and Guatemala -
Consequence of independence: annexation to Mexico
In order to obtain armament Guatemala seeks to annex to Mexico to provide the armament in exchange for Guatemalan territory the annexation begins on January 5, 1822 and ends with the fall of Agustín de Iturbide on July 1, 1823 -
The Federal Republic of Central America
After the desanexion to Mexico is created the Federal Republic of Central America in this is re located the two political groups Liberals and conservatives.
On July 1, 1823, absolute independence is declared before any country.
On July 2, 1823, the division of power is declared in legislative, executive and judicial.
The Federation remains in force for 16 years until its closure between 1839-1840
