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MEXICAN REVOLUTION Mexico vs. Spain
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Spaniards got all the good jobs (power) and privileges (money)
WHY INDEPENDENCE?? Cause #1: Mexicans resented the inequality. Spaniards who weren’t even from Mexico were put in charge of New Spain. Spaniards got all the good jobs (power) and privileges (money)
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Cause #2: Spain raised the taxes in Mexico
WHY INDEPENDENCE?? Cause #2: Spain raised the taxes in Mexico Spain made the people in Mexico pay for the “Seven Years War” going on in Europe!
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TIMELINE 1810 1812 Miguel Hidalgo calls for Mexicans to rebel against Spanish rule 1813 In Texas, Gutierrez and Magee lead a revolt against Spin and WIN!! 1819 Battle of Medina: Republican Forces lost BIG TIME to the Spanish Loyalist Army James Long, an American filibuster, tried to free Texas from Spain Hidalgo, Gutierrez & Long were ALL considered FILIBUSTERS or REVOLUTIONARIES!
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1821: Army led by Emperor Iturbide takes control of Mexico City
MEXICO IS NOW INDEPENDENT! 1821: Army led by Emperor Iturbide takes control of Mexico City
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Results of Independence:
#1: Father Hidalgo ”Father of Mexican Independence” #2: Texas ”Coahuila y Texas” (a Mexican state) #3: Mexico Must rebuild their government Constitution of 1824
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