History Mexico

  • Conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
    1521

    Conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan

    Beginning of Spanish rule and cultural transformation.
  • Independence of Mexico

    Independence of Mexico

    End of Spanish rule and establishment of a new country.
  • Reform War

    Reform War

    Conflict between liberals and conservatives that defined the course of the country.
  • Second Mexican Empire

    Second Mexican Empire

    French domination and reign of Maximilian of Habsburg.
  • Mexican Revolution

    Mexican Revolution

    Overthrow of the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz and profound social and political transformations.
  • Constitution of 1917

    Constitution of 1917

    Establishment of a new constitutional and social order.
  • Cardenismo

    Cardenismo

    Government of Lázaro Cárdenas and nationalization of the oil industry.
  • Second World War

    Second World War

    Mexico's participation in the war and strengthening of the industry.
  • Mexican Miracle

    Mexican Miracle

    Period of economic growth and political stability.
  • Tlatelolco

    Tlatelolco

    Massacre of students and repression of the student movement.
  • Crisis of the 70s

    Crisis of the 70s

    Fall in oil prices and devaluation of the peso.
  • 1985 earthquake

    1985 earthquake

    Natural disaster that shook Mexico City and tested national solidarity.
  • Economic Solidarity Pact

    Economic Solidarity Pact

    Structural adjustment program and economic opening.
  • 1997 elections

    1997 elections

    Triumph of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) after 12 years of opposition.
  • 2000 elections

    2000 elections

    Victory for Vicente Fox and end of PRI domination.
  • War against drug trafficking

    War against drug trafficking

    Beginning of a violent fight against organized crime.
  • Influenza AH1N1

    Influenza AH1N1

    Pandemic that affected the whole world.
  • 2017 earthquake

    2017 earthquake

    New natural disaster that tested the resilience of Mexicans.
  • 2018 elections

    2018 elections

    Triumph of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and beginning of the Fourth Transformation.
  • COVID-19 pandemic

    COVID-19 pandemic

    Global health crisis that has deeply impacted Mexico.