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  • Mexican-American War The U.S. invades Mexico

    Mexican-American War The U.S. invades Mexico
    the war ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, where Mexico loses more than half of its territory.
  • Plan of Ayutla

    Plan of Ayutla
    A liberal revolution ends the dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna.
  • Constitution of 1857

    Constitution of 1857
    A new constitution is enacted, promoting liberal principles such as the separation of church and state.
  • Reform War

    Reform War
    between liberals and conservatives over the implementation of the Reform Laws.
  • Second French Intervention and Second Mexican Empire

    Second French Intervention and Second Mexican Empire
    France invades Mexico and imposes Maximilian of Habsburg as emperor. In 1867, Benito Juárez overthrows him and restores the Republic.
  • Beginning of the Porfiriato

    Beginning of the Porfiriato
    Porfirio Díaz seizes power after the Tuxtepec Revolution, ruling Mexico as a dictator until 1911.
  • Start of the Mexican Revolution

    Start of the Mexican Revolution
    Francisco I. Madero launches the Plan of San Luis, calling for an uprising against Díaz.
  • Resignation of Porfirio Díaz

    Resignation of Porfirio Díaz
    Díaz goes into exile, and Madero becomes president.
  • Decena Trágica and Coup d’État

    Decena Trágica and Coup d’État
    Victoriano Huerta betrays and assassinates Madero, taking power.
  • Fall of Huerta and conflict among revolutionaries

    Fall of Huerta and conflict among revolutionaries
    Huerta resigns, and Mexico is torn between Carranza, Villa, and Zapata.
  • Constitution of 1917

    Constitution of 1917
    A new constitution is enacted, becoming the foundation of modern Mexico.
  • Plan of Agua Prieta

    Plan of Agua Prieta
    The Plan of Agua Prieta was a political manifesto issued on April 23, 1920, by Álvaro Obregón, Plutarco Elías Calles, and Adolfo de la Huerta in the state of Sonora. The plan rejected the presidency of Venustiano Carranza, accusing him of betraying the ideals of the Mexican Revolution and attempting to impose his successor.