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Aug 2, 1521
Mexico became spanish 1521
When the army of Hernán Cortés toppled across the Aztecs which created 3 centuries of colonial rule of mexico. -
Juan de O’Donojú signed a treaty, which approves a plan to make mexico its own independent constitutional monarchy.
Napoleon’s invasion and occupation of Spain heightened the revolutionary fervor in Mexico and other Spanish colonies. On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a respected Catholic priest issued a passionate rallying cry known as the “Grito de Dolores that amounted to a declaration of war against the colonial government.” -
Mexicans stand up to spanish government
Hidalgo’s declaration helped the mexicans a lot because he created a long struggle that ended the 300 years of colonial rule, which created an independent mexico and a unique mexican identity. -
Napoleon was defeated at Calderón
Napoleon's army came close to capturing mexico's capital, but mexico did not let him. -
Liberals took power in Spain
The new government promised reforms to appease the mexican revolutionaries. But mexico wanted to have independance for a means of maintaining their privileged position in mexico. -
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Emperor Agustín Iturbide
Agustín Iturbide, a mestizo accepted as a criollo who opposed the insurgent approach to independence, formed a junta with revolutionary Vicente Guerrero to engineer Mexican independence in 1821 -
Spanish Viceroy Juan de O’Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba
Juan de O’Donojú signed a treaty, which approves a plan to make mexico its own independent constitutional monarchy. -
The first Republican president 1823
The Republican leaders Santa Anna and Guadalupe Victoria set up the republican and made Guadalupe Victoria the first president -
Mexico defeats France
The Cinco de Mayo holiday is a celebration of Mexico’s freedom from the french in the battle of Puebla. -
Celebrating Mexican Independence
n 2010, the festivities included a special if somewhat macabre feature. In honor of the country’s bicentennial, the remains of 12 men who fought for Mexican independence including Hidalgo, Morelos, Matamoros and Guerrero were exhumed in a military ceremony led by President Felipe Calderón.