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"El Grito de Dolores"
Is the act which started the Mexican Independence with Miguel Hidalgo as the leader. -
1st Mexican Empire
This event was led by General Agustín de Iturbide (named emperor Agustín) As Mexico was an Empire they had an authoritarian government. -
End of the Mexican Independance
Mexico officially decleared the independence on September 27 of 1821 with the Ejercito Trigarante signing the Plan de Iguala's treaty. -
1st Mexican Republic
The Liberal and Conservative representatives made a new constitution were Mexico most have had a federalist republic which was stablished in 1824 -
Santa Anna's Presidence
Santa Anna becomes president for the first time as a Liberal candidate. Later he renounced the liberal cause and began centralizing the republic and claiming dictatorial powers for himself. -
End of the 1st Federalist Republic
Santa Anna decided to abolish the 1824 constitution so he created the 1836 constitution, also known as the "Siete Leyes". This is ironic because Santa Anna first came to the presidence as aliberal and it was later that he began centralizing the republic. -
Texas Independence
Texas never really felt part of Mexico, so since the begining it was kind of inpendent so when the government started askig for higher taxes they argued about it and they decided they wanted to be independent. -
Reform War
It was a poblem between the liberal and conservative forces.
It was because the liberal wanted a federalist government keeping away the catolic church and the conservatives wanted a conservative government, even a monarchy. -
US vs Mexico
It started because the Texas anexation to the US because Mexico steal considered Texas part of its territory. -
Mexican Federalist Republic
The 1836 Constitution (7 Leyes) was replaced and instead the 1824 constitution came to place now restored. This meant they had to return to a Federalist Republic. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty made the war finished (Mexican-American War) so now Mexico lost almost the half its territory because of this treaty. -
End of the Reform War
It ended with the Plan de Ayutla with the objective of taking Santa Anna out of power, making a new Federal Constitution and removing privileges from church and military, And they wnted to stablish a secular and democratic republic. The plan was signed on March 1st 1854. -
The 2nd Mexican Empire
It was established by the Mexican Congress with all the support of Napoleon III of France so they decided to put Maximilian I as an Emperor in Mexico. -
End of the Mexican Empire
It ends because of the death of Maximilian and the re-election helped to make the restablishment of the federalist republic. -
Porfirio Diaz
PorfirioDiaz becomes president of Mexico for the first time. -
Mexican Revolution
This was led by Madero he wanted to have a government based on democracy and federalism. He was against Diaz because he didn't respect the worker's rights. -
Madero is overthrown
In 1913 General Victoriano Huerta prepares a coup against Madero, which is well known as Decena Trágica because there were many dead people, he murders Madero and declares himself Dictator. -
Participation in the World War I
Germany wanted Mexico as an ally however Mexico didn't accept. In the same year Carranza saw the opportunity to create the nuew Constitution of 1917. -
Obregon Government
The U.S recognized the Obregon's government so he decided to put agrarian reforms and made reforms to the mexican education and also made a cultural revolution with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. -
Lázaro Cárdenas President
Lázaro Cárdenas becomes president, during his time as president he carried out an extensive serie of agrarian reforms.
