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Mexican War for Independence

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1 Mexican War for Independence

2 Roots of Unrest Peasant class motivated by desire to end exploitation
Criollo class motivated by desire for greater power and wealth

3 Decline of Spanish Empire
Napoleon invades Spain, 1808 Spain increases taxes on its colonies Joseph Bonaparte takes the throne of Spain

4 Decline of Spanish Empire
Growing hostility towards U.S. expansion Louisiana Purchase, 1803 Increasing debt after 150 years of wars

5 Mexican Independence Revolution
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Dolores, Guanajuato “Grito de Dolores” September 16, 1810 Killed in 1811

6 Mexican Independence Revolution
Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon Declaration of Independence Constitution of the United States of Mexico

7 Mexican Independence Revolution
Vicente Guerrero Greater organization of rebel forces Beginning in 1820, significant battles won

8 Final Push for Independence
Spanish Army mutiny Constitution of 1812 King Ferdinand’s absolute rule Problems of New Spain Augustine de Iturbide

9 Independence, 1821 Mexico City falls to rebels Plan de Iguala
Treaty of Cordoba

10 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”

11 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

12 Mexican Control New Mexico and California remained untouched
Spanish rule in Texas heavily contested

13 Texas and The Mexican Revolution
Creole nationalists fought for independence Royalists Tejanos fought on behalf of Spain April 6, 1813 declaration of independence

14 Mexican Constitution, 1824 Resembles the U.S. Constitution Centralists
Federalists Guadalupe Victoria President,

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