Mexican Independence Marcos Abadi

By Marcos Abadi
  • Jan 1, 1521

    500 spanish soldiers came to attack the aztecs

  • Mexico was under the Spanish, it was known as La nueva España

  • French ivaded Spain and they think it was the perfect moment for independence.

    Napoleon takes King Ferdinand VII and Charles IV as prisoners

  • Napolean conquers France

  • Miguel Hidalgo calls on the people to ovethrow the government of New Spain

  • They began to organize a revolt

    They start making a lot of revolts against the spanish to gain their independence but they don´t resolve anything.

  • Cura Hidalgo start a survey in Dolores and it started the war for the Liberty of Mexico

    Miguel Hidalgo (creole) calls for the people to overthrow the government of New Spain in Dolores Hidalgo. SYMBOLS: Virigin Mary (she wants justice) Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla urges population of New Spain to fight for their independence in the Village of Dolores

  • Alhondiga de Granaditas

    The rebels win their first victory led by Miguel Hidalgo

  • Calderon Bridge Battle

    Forces under the command of Felix Maria Calleja defeated the rebels.

  • Morelos make a movement for another attempt to independence

    They tried to gain their independence with another attempt but their attempt was failed again.

  • Sentimientos de la Nacion

    Morelos writes the Sentimientos of the Nacion, talking about how they feel in that moment.

  • Congress Adopt constitution

  • First Constitution was establish

    They Established rights for Mexican citizens, Labor rights for workers, Protection against foreign and domestic exploitation, and Ownership of land by Mexicans only

  • Morelos is killed

    Miguel Hidalgo is taken as prisoners and executed in Chihuahua.

  • Javier Mina´s fight

    Javier Mina was a liberal Spaniard who arrived to Mexico with 300 men willing to fight with the rebels. He is then executed, because he bretrayed his homeland.

  • Spanish King Ferdinand accepts liberal constitution

    Many privileges were taken away from the Spaniard who lived in the colonies because of the liberal constitution.
    This brought a lot of problems in the social classes and so they decide to reunite and fight for their rights.

  • Viceroy Juan O'Donoju accept the plan de Iguala

    The plan attempted to establish a constitutional foundation upon which an independent Mexican Empire would be based

  • The war lenghts 11 years until their Independence

  • Agustin de Iturbide was named the emperor

    Agustin de Iturbide was named the emperor

  • The spanish stay in the fortress

    The spanish stay in the fortress

  • There were big rebellions like the yaquis.

    The yaqui rebellion was a fight of the little town against the liberal government that doesn´t recognized them because they were indigenous and they doesn´t have rights.

  • Mexico fight against the attacks of the French and Spanish

  • Snata Anna impulse the establishment of the centralism

  • They establish the 7 laws constitutionals

    They establish 7 laws in the constitution of the republic of texas and they include the declaration of Rights.

  • The united states army invades Mexico

  • The first comabat between Mexico and USA

  • The peace treaty was signed

  • Rebellion of the Otomies

  • Porfirio Diaz changes the country

  • Rebellion of the Mayas

  • Porfirio Diaz gain power and ruled the country

  • Texas gains his independence