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War against Mexican
Relations between the territory of Mexico, first as a Spanish viceroyalty and later as an independent state, and the young American republic were full of ups and downs. This series of conflicting and divergent interests finally led, in 1846, to the beginning of an open conflict between the two powers. The war between the United States and Mexico did not see large military campaigns, such as those that followed one another in Europe at the beginning of the century. -
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Romantic Era
Romantic music was developed by composers and performers who had come of age in the Baroque and Classical traditions. Musical prodigies of the Romantic era, such as Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn, got their start in Bach fugues and Mozart concertos. -
The consummation of the independence of New Spain.
The Army of the Three Guarantees, made up of insurgent troops and troops that had been loyal to the Spanish Crown, triumphantly entered Mexico City, under the command of Agustín de Iturbide. -
Percy Bysshe dies
Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English Romantic writer, essayist, and poet. -
Catholic Emancipation
Robert Peel creates metropolitan police force. -
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Peter Tchaikovsky
He was a Russian composer of the romantic period. He is the author of some of the most famous classical music works, for example, Swan Lake. -
Chopin Dies
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish teacher, composer and pianist.
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Pretoria Pit Disaster
Coal mine explosion at Hulton Colliery Company of Westhoughton in Lancashire, England, kills 344 miners, with only one survivor.