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Squash is one of the earliest crops.
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The Olmecs were the first major Mesoamerican civilization that appeared.
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They marked the beginning of militarism in Mesoamerican society.
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They were a nomadic Chichimeca tribe of the Mexica, and they founded Tenochtitlán after following a prophecy of one of their gods, Huitzilopochtli.
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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, the first European to visit Mexican territory, arrives Yucatán.
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Colonial Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire and administered by the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
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Cortés defeats the Aztecs after a bloody conflict involving the Tlascalans and other natives as allies.
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Education was encouraged by the Crown from the very beginning,
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The rebellion began as an idealistic movement led by a local priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla who issued "The Cry of Dolores".
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The Treaty of Córdoba established Mexican independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Mexican War of Independence.
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Establishment of the United Mexican States.
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Santa Anna becomes president after leading the successful resistance against Spain’s attempt to recapture Mexico.
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Santa Anna increased the ire of Texas' residents because of his strong Centralist policies.
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This battle was an assault by American forces on Mexican forces holding Chapultepec in Mexico
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The Reforma began with the final overthrow of Santa Anna in the Revolution of Ayutla.
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The War of Reforma in Mexico, during the Second Federal Republic of Mexico, was the three-year civil war between members of the Liberal Party , and members of the Conservative Party.
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It was created with the support of Napoleon III of France, who wanted to establish a monarchist ally in the Americas.
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With the defeat of the monarchy and execution of Emperor Maximilian, the republic was restored and Benito Juárez reelected
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The rule of Porfirio Díaz was dedicated to the rule by law, suppression of violence, and modernization of all aspects of the society and economy.
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The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that transformed Mexican culture and government.
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The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the current constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in the State of Querétaro, by a constitutional convention, during the Mexican Revolution.
