Mexico By lizbethhhhhhh Jan 1, 1200 End of Mayans Jan 1, 1492 Columbus discovers Indies Jan 1, 1521 Cortés conquers Aztecs Jan 1, 1533 Pizarro Conquers Incas Jan 1, 1542 De Las Casas sends letter about native mistreatment Jan 1, 1810 Hidalgo calls for Mexican revolution Jan 1, 1821 Iturbide promises constitutional monarchy but becomes emperor (plan of Iguala) Jan 1, 1824 Constitution of 1824 declares Mexico a federal republic Period: Jan 1, 1835 to Jan 1, 1855 Santa Anna rules Period: Jan 1, 1846 to Jan 1, 1848 Mexican-American War, ends with US getting Texas/CA Period: Jan 1, 1857 to Jan 1, 1861 War of Reform Jan 1, 1861 Juarez takes control and creates Constitution with freedoms and stops foreign debt Period: Jan 1, 1862 to Jan 1, 1866 French control Mexico until US force them out (Monroe Doctrine) Jan 1, 1867 Juarez returns to power Jan 1, 1876 Porfirio Diaz leads a coup and takes over as dictator Jan 1, 1910 Madero starts Mexican Revolution Jan 1, 1911 Diaz steps down and Madero wins election Jan 14, 1912 Madero killed by Huerta who takes over Jan 1, 1914 Villa, Zapata, and Carranza take over but Carranza kills others Jan 1, 1917 Carranza writes Constitution of 1917, still used today and gave laborer rights Jan 1, 1920 Obregon assassinates Carranza and takes over Jan 1, 1928 Obregon assassinated Jan 1, 1929 PRI takes power through corrupt elections Jan 1, 2000 Felipe Calderon is elected into office, ending PRI regime
