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Grito de Dolores
First declaration of Independence issued by Miguel de Hidalgo -
Guanajuato Captured
Guanajuato was a major mining center for the Spanish. The citizens barricaded themselves in the granary and were defeated and massacred by the rebel army. -
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
Hidalgo's forces are now split, from Allende refusing to fight with him, but are still able to achieve victory over the Spanish. -
Guerrilla fights near Mexico City
Larged heavily armed Spanish defeat Hidalgo's rebel forces -
Battle of the Bridge of Calderon
Spanish deafeated rebels forcing them towards the U.S.-Mexican border. Army intercepted and Hidalgo captured. -
Miguel Hidalgo executed
Killed by firing squad, Jose Morelos takes over the revolution -
Battle of Cuaulta
The forces of Jose Morelos, the leader of the Mexican
independence movement, was besieged by a Spanish army led by Felix Calleja. Morelas broke through the siege on May 2, and continued his campaign by taking the towns of Oaxaca and Acapulco. -
Mexico declares independence
Jose Morelos issues a formal declaration of independence. -
Jose Morelos executed
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Treaty of Cordoba
Mexico officially free from Spanish rule after over a decade of bloody battles and exhausting conflict. -
Mexico declared an Empire
Augustin Iturbide names himself Emperor Augustin I. Mexico under the control of a single, all powerful ruler once again. -
Empire Overthrown
General Santa Anna leads the Plan de Casa Mata, overthrows Iturbide -
Mexico becomes a Republic
Military leader Guadalupe Victoria elected president. Mexico, after many long years of fighting and bloodshed, has finally become a nation with a government by the people, for the people.
