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birth of benito juarez
Born on March 21st 1806, Benito Juárez is today remembered as a reformer dedicated to democracy -
independence of mexico
The Mexican Independence war begun on September 16, 1810 and ended on September 27, 1821 -
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was one of the pivotal battles of the early Mexican War of Independence, in October 1810. -
plan of iguala
The Plan of Iguala, also known as The Plan of the Three Guarantees ("Plan Trigarante") -
Consummation of Independence
The consummation of the Independence of Mexico took place on September 27, 1821 -
battle of chapultepec
he Battle of Chapultepec was an assault by invading American forces on a small contingent of Mexican forces holding the strategically located Chapultepec Castle just outside Mexico City. -
plan of ayutla
The Plan of Ayutla was the 1854 written plan aimed at removing conservative, centralist President Antonio López de Santa Anna from control of Mexico during the Second Federal Republic of Mexico period. -
Battle of Puebla
battle fought at Puebla, Mexico, between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico. -
beginning of the Porfiriato
the period of Porfirio Díaz’s presidency of Mexico an era of dictatorial rule accomplished through a combination of consensus and repression during which the country underwent extensive modernization but political liberties were limited and the free press was muzzled. -
revolution mexican
a long and bloody struggle among several factions in constantly shifting alliances which resulted ultimately in the end of the 30-year dictatorship in Mexico and the establishment of a constitutional republic. -
Defense of the Port of Veracruz.
The United States occupation of Veracruz began with the Battle of Veracruz and lasted for seven months, as a response to the Tampico Affair of April 9, 1914. The incident came in the midst of poor diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States, and was related to the ongoing Mexican Revolution. -
The Battle of Zacatecas
also known as the Toma de Zacatecas (Taking of Zacatecas), was the bloodiest battle in the campaign to overthrow Mexican President Victoriano Huerta. -
The Battle of Celaya
decisive military engagement in the wars between revolutionary factions during the Mexican Revoluion of 1910–20 -
constitution of mexico
is the first such document in the world to set out social rights, serving as a model for the Weimar Constitution of 1919 and the Russian Constitution of 1918 -
Zapata Assassinated
a leader of peasants and indigenous people during the Mexican Revolution, is ambushed and shot to death in Morelos by government forces. -
assassination of venustiano Carranza
a leader in the Mexican civil war following the overthrow of the dictator Porfirio Díaz. -
The Assassination of Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa had been a ruthless warlord in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. -
Petroleum Expropriation
On March 18, 1938, Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas signed an order that expropriated the assets of nearly all of the foreign oil companies operating in Mexico. -
The Tlatelolco Massacre
Following a summer of increasingly large demonstrations in Mexico City protesting the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City, the Mexican Armed Forces opened fire on October 2, 1968 on unarmed civilians, killing an undetermined number, in the hundreds. It occurred in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico City. -
Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated
was a Mexican politician, economist, and PRI presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican presidential campaign of 1994.