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Spain conquers the rest of Mexico and Spanish settlers arrive. Mexico is part of the colony of New Spain
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is born
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Pueblo Revolt
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Looting of Veracruz
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Rebellion of Tzeltzales and Tzotziles
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The Society of Jesus was expelled from New Spain
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Querétaro conspiracy
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Grito de Dolores: The Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla encouraged his congregation to revolt against the Spanish crown in a speech made at Dolores
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Mexican War of Independence: Iturbide and Spanish viceroy Juan O'Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, recognizing the independence of Mexico in personal union with Spain
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Chiapas incorporated into Mexico
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Texas annexed to United States
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Benito Juarez proclaims the Reform Laws
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French invasion begins, with support of Mexican conservatives
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Maximilian reaches Mexico and becomes its Emperor
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The Mexican Revolution begins led by Emiliano Zapata
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Revolutionary hero and military leader Pancho Villa is assassinated
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The National Mexican Party is formed. It will later be named the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
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Expropriation of foreign oil companies
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A huge 8.1 level earthquake hits Mexico City. Much of the city is destroyed and over 10,000 people are killed
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Vicente Fox is elected president. He is the first president not from the PRI party in 71 years
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A new federal police force is created to tackle drugs cartels; thousands of troops are deployed in the western state of Michoacan as part of a major anti-drug trafficking drive
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Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, head of the brutal Zetas drugs cartel, is arrested in the highest-profile arrest since President Pena Nieto adopted a policy of targeting local bosses rather than big names
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Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's dramatic 2015 prison escape once again highlighted the weakness of state institutions
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Together we will make history (a coalition of MORENA and the Labor Party) is elected 58th president with 53% of the vote
