Mexico in the 19th Century Timeline

By MauricioFlC

  • The Mexican Independence

    The Mexican Independence
    This is the date when Miguel Hidalgo and his army took to the streets and to the church to shout "que muera el mal gobierno!" "Viva la independencia!". All of his army was undisciplined but willing to fight

  • First Federal Republic in Mexico

    First Federal Republic in Mexico
    the republic was named "the United Mexican States", and was defined as a representative federal republic with catholicism as its religion

  • Santa Anna's dictatorship

    Santa Anna's dictatorship
    Santa Anna replaced the Constitution, centralized power to himself and became the dictator of Mexico

  • Texas' Independence

    Texas' Independence
    With this document, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas.

  • First French Intervention

    First French Intervention
    Also known as the "Pastry War", this was the first armed conflict between Mexico and France after a French bakery wanted Mexico to pay $600,000 for damages, but refused to do so

  • The Seven Laws

    The Seven Laws
    these laws were a series of constitutional instruments that modified the structure of the Federal Republic of the United Mexican States, these laws also replaced the Constitution of 1824

  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    This treaty would end war between the US and Mexico, but Mexico ended up losing a lot of its territory

  • Leyes de Reforma (Benito Juarez)

    Leyes de Reforma (Benito Juarez)
    After the liberals over through Santa Annas fall, Juarez and the liberals and made Ley Juarez (1855)this abolished the privileges of the clergy and the army and declared all citizens equal before the law, Ley Lerdo (1856) that forced civil and ecclesiastical corporations to sell houses and land, and Ley Iglesia (1857)it prohibited the collection of parish rights and objections.

  • Second French Intervention

    Second French Intervention
    This was an armed conflict between Mexico and France. It took place after Benito Juarez announced the suspension of payments of the external debt in 1861

  • Maximiliano's Empire

    Maximiliano's Empire
    Napoleon convinces Maximiliano to go to Mexico to be emperor, but Benito Juarez was not liking that idea, that's why he refused any face to face time with Maximiliano until his death in 19th of June in 1867