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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a European cultural and philosophical movement that developed especially in France and England until the beginning of the French Revolution, although in some countries it continued during the first years of the 19th century. -
the independence of the thirdteen colonies
In 1776, the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from Britain. With the help of France and Spain, they defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War. In the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States of America. -
The french revolution
The French Revolution was a period of time in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. The French Revolution lasted 10 years from 1789 to 1799. It began on July 14, 1789 when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille. -
tax increase
After almost three centuries of colonial rule in Guatemala (1524-1821) the Republican era began. Financing this new political regime required the availability of income from treasuries. -
signature of the act of independence
The separation of the Spanish Monarchy was proclaimed on September 15, 1821.
The meeting of the Diputación was chaired by the Chief Political Officer Gabino Gaínza and the minutes were written by the famous Honduran intellectual and politician José Cecilio del Valle to the indigenous scribes Lorenzo Romaña and Domingo Dieguez according to the version of Dr. Orlando Betancourth. The session was to carry out at the National Palace -
letter sent for the annex to mexico
The Emperor Agustín de Iturbide through his chancellor José Manuel de Herrera sent a letter to the captain general of the Provisional Advisory Board of Central America, Gabino Gaínza and Fernández de Medrano, whose board of directors presided over the delegates representing the provinces of Chiapas, San Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica with the proposal to join the Mexican Empire in accordance with the Three Guarantees of the Córdoba Treaties -
annex to Mexico
By majority vote of the municipalities of the five provinces, with San Salvador as the main opposition to this decision and Costa Rica without reaching a definitive agreement. In fact, the then province of Costa Rica does not ratify its annex to the Mexican Empire as a consequence of the first Costa Rican civil war. That said, not all the provinces of Central America join the Mexican Empire. -
Disannex to Mexico
When Agustín de Iturbide abdicated to the Mexican crown, there was separation from the provinces, with the exception of Chiapas, which joined the Mexican republic as a federated state. -
Absolute independence
The Congress meeting in Guatemala City proclaimed the absolute independence of Central America and was declared a General Constituent Assembly, as well as the "United Provinces of the Center of America" were formed as a sovereign, free and independent nation. -
Republican Federation
The Federal Republic of Central America was a federation that emerged from the Constituent Assembly of the United Provinces of Central America, through the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Central America. Its capital was Guatemala City until 1834. Then it was for a brief period, and finally San Salvador, from 1834 to 1839, however, only the executive branch was the one that moved, while the legislative and judicial powers kept their seat in the Guatemala city.
