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Period: 1521 to
Mexico Forms part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain
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War of Independence
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Mexico becomes a federal republic
Central American provinces secede, becoming Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. -
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Mexican-American War
Mexican-American War ends with Mexico being forced to sell its northern provinces (including modern-day California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah) to the US. -
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La Reforma
characterized by liberal reforms limiting the power and landholdings of the Catholic Church. -
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Archduke Maximilian of Austria is installed as emperor
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Porfiriato
Porfirio Diaz's 35-year-long dictatorship brings stability, modernisation and economic growth, but at the price of political repression -
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Mexican Revolution
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Francisco Madero and Victoriano Huerta Leadership
The liberal Francisco Madero introduces land reform and labour legislation before being assassinated. Victoriano Huerta seizes power. Political unrest continues with Emiliano Zapata leading a peasant revolt in the south.