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The abdications in Bayonne of the Spanish kings Carlos IV and Fernando VII are known in Mexico.
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A group of armed men led by Gabriel Yermo assaults the viceregal palace, taking Viceroy Iturrigaray, Francisco Primo de Verdad, and Juan Francisco de Azcárate prisoner; councilmen of the city hall of Mexico.
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Armed uprising in Dolores led by Miguel Hidalgo; Ignacio Allende, Juan Aldama and Mariano Abasolo second it. In Atotonílco, Hidalgo flies the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe as the emblem of the movement.
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First National Board of Government of Chile.
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José María Morelos y Pavón interview with Hidalgo in Charo and Indaparapeo, Michoacán. Morelos is appointed Lieutenant and is commissioned to raise the southern coast.
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Insurgent victory on the Monte de las Cruces.
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Hidalgo enters Guadalajara.
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Decree for the abolition of slavery issued by Father Hidalgo.
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In Aguascalientes, Hidalgo is stripped of the military command, which falls to Allende.
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Hidalgo, Allende, Aldama, Jiménez and Abasolo are betrayed by Elizondo in the Norias de Baján and taken prisoner to Monclova.
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Tomás de Figueroa leads a mutiny in order to overthrow the government. His attempt fails and Figueroa is shot.
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Deputy elections are held in Santiago.
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The first National Congress is installed in Santiago.
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Hidalgo is shot.
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José Miguel Carrera, with the support of Juan Martínez de Rozas and the group of eight hundred, gives a coup and constitutes a new board.
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The freedom of the womb is decreed and it is prohibited to bring new slaves to Chile.
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Appearance of the first issue of Aurora de Chile, the first Chilean newspaper.
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After the attack by his brother Juan José, José Miguel Carrera resigned from his position as a member of the board.
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Ignacio de la Carrera replaces his son José Miguel and takes his position on the board.
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In the city of Talca, the Supreme Director Bernardo O'Higgins signs the Act of Independence, drawn up by Juan Egaña, Manuel de Salas and Miguel Zañartu.
