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Early 1810
Miguel Hidalgo, a mexican priest met Ignacio Allende and then Juan de Aldama, Miguel Dominguez, Doña Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez and Marino Galvan. They created the "Literary Club" in which they talked about overthrowing the current government and creating equality between creoles and peninsulares. The attack was set for December 8 1810. -
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Initiation
Beginning of the independence movement. Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende striked out for independence on September 16, 1810 where Hidalgo had the Grito de Dolores. They were not succesful enough to fully attack Mexico City. This caused Miguel Hidalgo's capturing and his execution. -
Marino Galván and The Gossip
Marino Galván who was in attendance at the "Literary Club" told his superior about the conspiracy and the superior told the audiencia in Mexico City. Spanish authorities later went to the house of Epigmenio Gonzalez in Queretaro where they found arms and ammunitions. -
Grito de Dolores
Miguel Hidalgo strucks the bell's church to summon indians, mestizos and pioners. There he gave the famous Grito de Dolores. -
Attacking Guanajuato
In this day Hidalgo and the others arrived to Guanajuato. Without knowing that the Spaniards were hiding behind the Alhondiga de Granaditas waiting to attack. -
Battle at Monte de las Cruces
Hidalgo had an army about eighty thousand marching on Mex City. The battle took place on October 30 at Monte de las Cruces between insurgent forces led by Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende and the forces of Corona española. -
Capturing insurgents
Felix Callejas army captured the insurgents. The Constitution of Apatzingán was created. It was the first constitution Mexico had, after the persecution of Felix Maria Callejas. -
Hidalgo captured
After Miguel Hidalgo and his crew was captured by the Spaniards, he was executed. Hidalgo's body was mutilated and they cut their head off, and was placed in Guanajuato for everyone to see as a warning sign for the rebels. -
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Resistance
Second stage of the independence movement. Because Miguel Hidalgo was executed, Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon was in charge now. The Congress of Chilpancingo occured during this period of time, were they had formally declared independence and created the constitution. -
Jose Maria Morelos
Morelos had to rely on the mestizos, because he couldn't get the criolles support. Later on when we was defending the escape of the insurgent government from loyalist attack he was captured and executed for treason. -
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Consolidation
The third part of the independence movement. The movement became little more than guerrilla fighting for the next five years. They had two rebel leaders: Guadalupe Victoria in Puebla and Veracruz and Vicente Guerrero in Oaxaca. The insurgents were undefeatable and the royalist troops began to loose hope in winning against mexicans. Viceroy Juan Ruiz de Apodaca offer indulto to whomever laid down his arms(guns). -
Plan de Iguala
Viceroy Apodaca invited Iturbide to discuss offensive plans against Vicente Guerrero. Guerrero was not that convince but both of them created the Plan de Iguala in which they formally acknowledge Mexico as independent from Spain. -
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Consumation
The end of the Mexican Independence. Agustin de Iturbide joins the other side to fight the spaniards. With the help of Vicente Guerrero they come up with the Plan de Iguala which contained 23 articles, one being that Mexico is now independent from Spain. And also the Treaty of Cordoba was created to finalize this war to independence. -
End of Independence
Iturbide’s triumphal entry into Mexico City marked the end of eleven years of war.
