Mexican War for Independence 1810-1821
Roots of Unrest Peasant class motivated by desire to end exploitation Criollo class motivated by desire for greater power and wealth
Decline of Spanish Empire Napoleon invades Spain, 1808 Spain increases taxes on its colonies Joseph Bonaparte takes the throne of Spain
Decline of Spanish Empire Growing hostility towards U.S. expansion Louisiana Purchase, 1803 Increasing debt after 150 years of wars
Mexican Independence Revolution Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Dolores, Guanajuato “Grito de Dolores” September 16, 1810 Killed in 1811
Mexican Independence Revolution Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon Declaration of Independence Constitution of the United States of Mexico
Mexican Independence Revolution Vicente Guerrero Greater organization of rebel forces Beginning in 1820, significant battles won
Final Push for Independence Spanish Army mutiny Constitution of 1812 King Ferdinand’s absolute rule Problems of New Spain Augustine de Iturbide
Independence, 1821 Mexico City falls to rebels Plan de Iguala Treaty of Cordoba
Plan de Iguala Independence Racial Equality Protection of the Catholic Church “All the inhabitants of New Spain, without any distinction between Europeans, Africans, nor Indians, are citizens of this Monarchy with option to all employment depending on their merit and virtues”
Creating the Mexican Nation Emperor Augustin de Iturbide Rise of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Plan de Casa Mata, 1823 Iturbide Iturbide’s Appeal to troops
Mexican Control New Mexico and California remained untouched Spanish rule in Texas heavily contested
Texas and The Mexican Revolution Creole nationalists fought for independence Royalists Tejanos fought on behalf of Spain April 6, 1813 declaration of independence
Mexican Constitution, 1824 Resembles the U.S. Constitution Centralists Federalists Guadalupe Victoria President, 1824-1829