1. Mexican War For Independence

2. 1810 : Hidalgo Starts The War
Introduction
Key Figures
Miguel Hidalgo
Ignacio Allende
Vicente Guerrero
Timeline
1810 : Hidalgo Starts The War
Guerrilla Battles(Guadalajara, Zacatecas, Chihuahua)
Pope and Congress of Chilpancingo
Treaty of Cordoba

3. Cause and Effect Causes
- Weakened Spanish Rule; Napoleon occupies Spain & political division
-Enlightenment/ ideas of equality
-Social tension between Natives, Mestizos and Royalists
- uneven distribution of wealth
Effects
-Independence of Mexico
-Establishment of a independent constitutional monarchy (1821)
-Establishment of a republic (1823)

4. Changes and Continuities
Enlightenment thinking
Liberal Reforms such as universal male suffrage and freedom of speech
Continuities
Spanish Syncretism
Mixing of Spanish and Natives (Mestizos)
Social tensions between different classes

5. Conclusion
Want for independence grew out of enlightened thoughts and social and political division.
Sparked a war that officially ended in 1821
Independance allowed for the creation of a republic
This new republic was founded on the ideals of enlightenment thinkers.
Spanish syncretism remained within Mexico. For example: the spanish language.

6. Sources
history/mexican-war-of-independence-begins
Bentley Textbook
Wikipedia