Mexico By rodrirodri1234 1603 Juan de Mendoza takes power 1607 Luis de Velazco drains the Texcoco lake 1629 The northern part of Mexico City is reconstructed in baroque style 1631 The spanish kings prohibit the commerce between Mexico and Peru 1696 Jose Sarmiento takes power 1701 Juan de Ortega takes power 1724 There occurs an epidemic in Central Mexico 1753 Miguel Hidalgo is born 1767 The Jesuits are expelled from Mexico 1774 Mexico can trade with Peru again 1806 Benito Juarez is born 1810 The independence war begins 1821 The independence war ends 1822 Agustin de Iturbide becomes Mexico's first emperor 1824 Agustin de Iturbide is killed 1910 The revolutionary war begins 1917 The revolutionary war ends 1968 The tlatelolco killing takes place 1994 Luis Donaldo Colosio is killed 2000 UNAM university becomes national focus due to a protest 2000 The party "PAN" wins for the first time the elections for president 2006 The war on drugs begins 2008 Merida initiative is putted on order 2011 The movement "paz con Justicia y Dignidad" starts by javier silicia
