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Mexican Independence
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early months of 1810 (Initiation)
The idea of the independence was still being planned in the meetings that were held at some of the members of the meetings houses. Hidalgo was gathering people and weapons to build a strong revolutionary group. -
Sept 13, 1810 (Consolidation)
The meetings for the independence were now revealed to the some people. Josefa Ortiz, wife of the corregidor of Queretaro was a member of this meetings and was aware her husband had to tell the news to the spanish government. So she warned some people to escape to Miguel Hidalgo to avoid being captured. Unfortunately some where caught and Miguel became a targeted figure on Sep 13, 1810 -
Sept 16, 1810 (Consolidation)
In Sep 16, 1810 Hidalgo did "El Grito de Dolores" which unleashed the independence and marked the call to action. This was the beginning of the Independence were peasant class people joined forces to fight against the Spaniards. -
September 28, 1810 (Consolidation)
Hidalgo and his army took over the city of Guanajuato, which was the first battle of insurgency known as the taking of the alhondiga de Granaditas. El Pipila who was a miner carried a stone on his back which he used to ram the door of the alhondiga to take over the Spanish defense. -
October 30, 1810 (Resistance)
About 80,000 rebels of the independence, just after the victory of Guanajuato, they overpowered Spanish loyalist forces just west of the capital. Unfortunately they were not equipped to totally win and Miguel Hidalgo, their leader, chose not to advance into the city which cost them 11 years more of fighting for the independence. -
January 1811 (Resistance)
His army after the “El Grito de Dolores” came close to capturing Mexico City, but they were defeated at Calderon in January 1811, Miguel fled to the north but he was captured and executed. From then on after, José María Morelos y Pavón, Mariano Matamoros, and Vicente Guerrero all led the armies against the Spanish continuing the Independence movement. -
July 31 1811 (Resistance)
After Miguel Hidalgo was caught by the Spanish and executed for betrayal, the independence carried on with a new leader, Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon. -
November 1815 (Resistance)
On November 5 he battle of Temalaca ocurred, Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon led the war but unfortunately lost and as Miguel Hidalgo, he was captured and executed. Fortunately the Independence movement didn't stop there. -
February 24, 1821 (Consummation)
On February 24 the Plan de Iguala was signed by viceroy Juan O’Donoju which closed the indepndence and gave Mexico the freedom it was looking for, now Mexico was and independent country. Able to govern its own self. -
September 1821 (Consummation)
Mexico was officialy independent on September of 1821 and Iturbide was made emperor of Mexico. Unfortunately the celebration was prosponed since Mexico began with a rough start, with Iturbide's short lived power.
