Extra Credit Timeline By jljjohnson2084 Sep 16, 1821 Mexico declares independence from spain Dec 7, 1855 Mexican President Santa Anna is overthrown Apr 20, 1861 French Emperor Napolean III overthrows Mexican government May 13, 1895 Jose Marti returned to Cuba to join uprising against the Spanish Apr 1, 1898 Spanish American War Begins Mar 3, 1904 Panama canal is built Mar 3, 1911 Rebels led by pancho villa capture Juarez in the mexican revolution Oct 6, 1917 new mexican constitution goes into effect