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Napoleonic Wars
This image shows Napoleon arriving to Rome and taking control over the Italian government, this is known as "Napoleonic Wars". -
Felix Berenguer governed.
Creoles were unhappy because of the social inequality. They admired the courage of the french and the fight of the Americans. -
Economy of Italy.
Napoleon, wanting to spread his nationalistic ideas around Europe, takes Italy's goods, so they had to depend on him. -
Mexican Independence
The Mexican Independence was led by priest Miguel Hidalgo and this movement ended with Spanish dominance over Mexico. -
The Risorgimento.
The Risorgimento was a political event, in which Italian citizens fought against foreign countries ruling their government. -
Revolution against King Fernand I.
This revolution was against King Fernand I, because he did not give the "new" Italy a Constitutional Monarchy. -
Plan of Casa Mata.
Santa Anna and Guadalupe Victoria signed the Plan de Casa Mata to abolish the monarchy and to establish a republic. -
Constitution of 1824
This Constitution defined Mexico as a federal republic, with the Catholicism as the official religion. -
Industralization of Italy.
Just like in the Industrial Revolution, workers were replaced by machines. Thanks to this, the peasants didn't have a steady source of income. -
Bank of Avio
The Bank of Avio was opened after the Mexican Independence. This bank lent money to their citizens so they could start their small business. -
Texas separates from Mexico.
In 1824 the Constitution was overturned and texans weren`t happy, so they decide to become independent from Mexico. -
Migration of the working and lower class to America.
Due to the lack of land and money, the peasants decide to move to America, so they could have a better source of income and provide their families a better life. -
Railway
The railway helped the economy of Mexico, because it was now easier to trade. -
Italian economy
The appearence of the first manufactures in the indutries gives rise to more capitalist management of the countryside. -
Imports and Exports Mexico
In Mexico, it increased the imports of textiles and exports of silver. This benefited the country and its econmy. -
Mexican-American War.
USA won the Mexican-American War, and gets part of Mexican territory (Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado). Losing part of their territory change the economy of Mexico. -
Agriculture benefits the economy
They introduce new machinery and modern instruments for the agriculture. These favored the econmy of Mexico. -
Benito Juarez and his new reforms.
He institutes new reforms, establishing a federal constitution. This established universal male suffrage and freedom of speech. -
Reform War.
Liberals fight against Conservatives. Felix Zuloaga declares the Plan of Tacubaya, which abolished Juarez Reform Laws. -
End of Risorgimento.
This image is at the end of the Risorgimento and the entrance of Francesco Crispi (prime minister of Italy). -
Giuseppe Garibaldi
He was one of the main leaders of the Risorgimento, he helped Italy by making the unification and to build their empire. -
Italian Diaspora
After they migrated, they returned with enough money to buy land and their economy increased.