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Aztec Empire to Modern Mexico

By CarrilloJenny

  • Mexican Independence from Spain

    Mexican Independence from Spain
    Who: Joseph Banaparte King of Spain
    What: Urge their counter-parts in the army to renounce their allegiance to the Spainards.
    Where: In Earnest the moment Napoleon III
    When: Sept. 18, 1810
    Why: They were warned about the plot by army Creoles, who refused to join the insurgents, Hidalgo amoung them, and were on their way to arrest them. When Hidalgo called the people to arms, on act which is the subject of some debate among his historians.

  • Texas Independence from Mexico

    Texas Independence from Mexico
    Who: General Sam
    What: Wanted war to kepp Texas for the U.S
    Where: Texas
    When: Declared independence from Mexico on March 2,1836
    Why: President Antoinio Lopez de Santa, attemptes to bring U.S immigrationto a stop.
    So What: Texas became the 28th state of the union in 1845

  • Mexican American War

    Mexican American War
    Who: Mexico never formally recognized Texas independence
    What: Sent military forces (Zachary Taylor)
    Where: Rio Grande River
    When: 1845
    Why: An act of aggression against the U.S and asked congress to declare war on Mexico, which did happen.
    So what: Since Mexico was refusing to give up Texas. The U.S declared war.

  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    Who:Mexico had to give up almost half of it's territory, which included modern day California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.
    What:Paid $15million dollars for war relateed damage to Mexican land.
    Where:Texas border at Rio Grande
    When:1848
    Why:Mexicans were restricted from voting, New Mexico, Mexicans victims of violence. California laws against them passed which were known as Greser laws.
    So What:By the end of the 19th century most Mexicans lost land force/fraud

  • Garden Purchase

    Garden Purchase
    Who: Mesilla Valley along Rio Grande 75mi of El Paso
    What: U.S Franklin Pierce wanted to protect that land to full fill railroad expansion in the west.
    Where: El Paso
    When:1853
    Why: South of Gila River which extends east to El Paso and West to California, U.S Paid $10million for 30,000square mi of the Gila River
    So What: The U.S claimed South Fonc and Mexico claimed North Fork as the maid boundness and that was the final boundry adjustment.