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The audience group stagged a coup d´etat
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Miguel Hidalgo initiated the armed movement with Aldama and Allende.
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The independence started when Hidalgo convocated the people to join him.
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Jose Maria Morelos was named General of the Southern Armies by Hidalgo.
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Hidalgo, Aldama, Allende and Abasolo were taken prisioners and sent to Chihuahua to be tried and executed.
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Liberal Constitution against the absolutist regime and in favor of individual rights written by the Court of Cadiz.
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Morelos expressed his ideals in the documents "Feelings of the Nation"
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Ferdinand VII returned to Spain and didn´t recognize the Constitution of Cadiz.
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Those groups were led by Guadalupe Victoria.
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Were commanded by Guadalupe Victoria and Vicente Guerrero.
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New Spain royalists conspired at La Profesa
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The "Act of Independence of the Mexican Empire" was signed.
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Was the first Spanish reconquest attempt of Mexico
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Agustin de Iturbide forced the Congress to name him emperor but groups opposed and Mexico was settled as a republic and no as an empire.
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The Congress members that weree seeking the establishment of the Republic were divided into two groups with different political ideas: the Federalists and the Centralists
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The United States recognized the independence of Mexico.
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The Mexican goverment gratified the grant to colonize the territory in the north, under the condition that the settlers were catholics.
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After much debate, the Congress passed the first federal Constitution, which statedt Mexico as a Federal Republic
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The bombardment of Veracruz fron an army group caused severe damage, but Mexico naval forces made the Spanish surrender.
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Great Britain recognized the independence of Mexico because it had commercial interests with Mexico.
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A Spanish conspiracy led by Father Arenas was discovered and he was executed along with Gregorio Arana.
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After the elections for president, the Congress declared Manuel Gomez Pedraza. Many people and federalists groups claimed that the real winner had been Vicente Guerrero. The uprising led by Antonio Lopez de Santanna in suport of Vicente Guerrero, scared conservatives and politicians in power. The Congress rectified Vicente Guerrero as president of the Republic.
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There was a new attempt of reconquest. The attack was repulsed by the general Manuel Mier y Teran and Antonio Lopez de Santanna, and the Spanish army was defeated.
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Mexico sell Texas to the United States.
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Esteban Austin wrote a letter to his countrymen telling them to ignore the government and to start organizing the municipalities. His letter was intercepted and he was imprisioned.
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The French government blocked the port of Veracruz to impede Mexico´s foreign trade, because Mexico had a debt of 600 000 pesos.
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Mexico´s government agreed to pay the 600 000 pesos debt.
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Texas was annexated to the American Union.
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The US declared war on Mexico, justifying its militariy incursion with the lack of compensation payment to American citizens.
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The American flag was hoisted at the National Palace.
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The war came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in wich Mexico had to cede the territories of Texas, New Mexico and Alta California.
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The Constitution arose from the debate between liberals and conservatives during the Constitutional Convention held in February 1856
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The coservative government persecuted Juarez, so the liberal president promulgated the Reform Laws, which reaffirmed the liberal ideology and weakened the Conservatives.
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Spain, France and England invaded Mexico demanding the payment of the debt.
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Maximilian of Habsburg and his wife Charlotte landed in Veracruz and started the Second Empire.
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Porfirio Diaz recovered Puebla and Maximilian retreated.
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a law was passed that established liberal principles for a free secular education.
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Maximilian was executed at the Cerro de las Campanas in Queretaro.
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Juarez died as President of the Republic.
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Porfirio Diaz took over the presidency of the Republic.
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National Bank of Mexico was established, but about 80% did not enjoy the economic benefits.
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New railroads were built.
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Porfirio Diaz was reelected, but most people did not even know that there were elections.
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In Sonora and Veracruz
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Diaz was elected candidate again.
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Justo Cierra promoted the creation of the national university
