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Early Months
Hidalgo and his like-minded friends created a fake book club to discuss and conspire the separation of New Spain from the old. As the plans matured, the date of the future uprising is set on December eight. This is important because it is the conception of the independence movement. -
Conspiracy discovered
Spanish authorities searched the house of one of the initial conspirators and found the guns and munitions that were going to be used during the uprising. Realizing this, Josefa Ortiz sent word to Ignacio Allende in San Miguel, but when the messenger didn’t find him, he delivered the news to Juan Aldama; he then rallied the news to father Hidalgo in San Miguel. -
The "Grito"
Juan Aldama rached Father Hidalgo and Allende in Dolores, and after realizing that the authorities would probably be looking for them, they decided to fast forward the independence movement. Hidalgo rallied the people of Dolores in his famous ‘grito’ (speech) from inside his parish, and then with his new devotees he set out for the city of San Miguel; the city fell that same day. This is important because Hidalgo garnered the people's attention and support. -
Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Hidalgo’s army began to approach the city of Guanajuato where all of the Spaniards had taken refuge inside of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas. The siege of the fortress began, and after heavy resistance from the Spaniards, Hidalgo’s army managed to burn down the wooden door and to overwhelm the defendants. The revolutionaries sacked the fortress and city, killing almost all Spaniards in the process. This is important because it shows how much of a radical movement the independence actually was. -
Monte de las Cruzes
After conquering numerous cities, Hidalgo and his army of over eighty thousand soldiers walked to Monte de las Cruzes, where the battle for Mexico City would take place. Hidalgo’s army overwhelmed the Spaniards and forced them to retreat into the city, yet Hidalgo decided to retreat too, even over Allende’s objections. Hidalgo supported this by saying they had suffered great losses, that there was a shortage of ammunition, and that he was afraid of letting his mob run loose on the capital. -
Beginning of the End
In Guadalajara, Hidalgo’s troops faced another battle with a fresh and regrouped Spanish army that came from the South. Hidalgo had the advantage during battle until thanks to an incident, grass began to burn and thousands of rebel troops broke rank and ran. Hidalgo’s army was forced to retreat. This is important because it shows how the loss of motiation or momentum can ruin a movement. -
Hidalgo's execution
After being ambushed and captured, Miguel Hidalgo was executed in front of a firing squad, but not before having been defrocked earlier. After Hidalgo was killed, he was decapitated and hung on a wall outside of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas (only his head). This moment is important because it shows how Hidalgo, after all, was an incompetent leader. -
Morelo takes over and gets killed
José María Morelos y Pavon, Hidalgo’s predecesor, was captured and taken to Mexico city. Here, like Hidalgo, Morelos was defrocked and executed. This is iportant because this part o the independence was vey different to the beginning and the end; here, revolutinaries were gathered into small guerillas instead of organized armies. -
Plan de Iguala
Vicente Guerrero and Ignacio Allende come together through the Plan de Iguala, a series of twenty-three articles but only three major guarantees. These were that Mexico would be organized as a constitutional monarchy, the second was that the crown would be offered to a European monarch, and the third that Creoles and Spaniards would be equal. An army was placed under Iturbide’s command to uphold these promises. This is an important moment because it shows how the Creoles were only in it for them -
Trimphant entrance
Iturbide triumphantly enters Mexico City after having been granted independence from signing the treaty of Córdoba. Iturbide is given the keys to the city and listens to a Te Deumdedicated to him held in the great cathedral of the city. This is an important moment becausee it shows how Iturbide was in it for himself completely.
