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Mexican War Of Independence Starts
The Mexican War Of Idenpendence was a war between the people of Mexico and the Spanish colonial government that started September 16, 1810 -
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla had secrect gatherings discussing whether or not to obey what they believed was the "Spanish Government" -
Miguel's Accomplishments
Hidalgo launched the Mexican rebellion with his "Cry of Delores," and his populist army came close to capturing the Mexican capital; defeated at Calderón in January 1811, he fled north but was captured and executed. -
Liberals In Power
In 1820, liberals took power in Spain, and the new government promised reforms to appease the Mexican revolutionaries, Mexican conservatives called for independence as a means of maintaining their privileged position in Mexican society. -
The Royalist Forces; Agustín de Iturbide
In early 1821, Agustín de Iturbide, the leader of the Royalist forces, negotiated the Plan of Iguala with Vicente Guerrero. -
Treaty For Mexico
August 24, 1821, Spanish Viceroy Juan de O'Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, which approves a plan to make Mexico an independent constitutional monarchy -
War Almost Over
On September 27 the Army of the Three Guarantees entered Mexico City -
Its Over
On 31 October Iturbide dissolved Congress and replaced it with a sympathetic junta -
Accepting The Throne
May 18 1822, a mass demonstration led by the Regiment of Celaya, which Iturbide had commanded during the war, marched through the streets and demanded that their commander-in-chief accept the throne -
Emperor Of Mexico
In 1822, as no Bourbon monarch to rule Mexico had been found, Iturbide was proclaimed the emperor of Mexico.
