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Napoleon invades Spain
-Napoleon invaded spain
-Invasion lasted from 1808-1813
-heightened revolutionary fervor and eventually caused revolution -
Revolution Begins
Revolution against colonial government begins
Led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Fought for redistribution of land and racial equality. -
Three: Hidalgo Execution
Hidalgo executed after defeat in Calderón
New leader of revolution - José María Moleros y Pavón
18 months later mexican republic created -
Betrayal
Ignacio Elizondo betrays rebels
Ambushed Hidalgo on road to Monclova
Hidalgo and his associates were executed in Chiuahua -
The downfall of José Morelos
José Morelos is captured and was executed -
The plan for a democracy
-Officials meet in what is currently the state of Guerrero
-They make a plan called “Plan de Iguala” for a constitutional monarchy
-The plan is for Mexico to become an independent state. -
Treaty of Cordova
Viceroy of New Spain(soon to be Mexico) agrees to accept the Plan de Iguala -
Emperor of Mexico
Since Mexico was not an independent constitutional monarchy Iturbide was proclaimed emperor of Mexico -
Fall of Iturbide
Republican leaders of Santa Anna took over to set up a republic ruled by their new president Guadalupe Victoria -
Mexico's victory
-Mexico won against france during the Battle of Puebla during the French-Mexican War
-This is where the holiday “Cinco de Mayo” comes from.