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The War of Independence afected Mexico. After achieving independence in 1821, the country was left devastated and impoverished.
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Iturbide was crowned emperor in 1822 and he ruled Mexico for less than a year.
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He was removed from power by General Antonio López de Santa Anna and was exiled to England. In 1824 he came back to Mexico and he got arrested.
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In 1836, the state of Texas declared independence from Mexico and formed its own independent territory.
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Santa Anna signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848, selling more than half of Mexican territory
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In 1857 a new Constitution was written, establishing a Federal Republic, just as the Liberals wanted.
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In 1858, Benito Juárez, a Zapotec Indian from Oaxaca, became president
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Porfirio Díaz was elected president because of his political career in 1876. Díaz held power until 1911
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The economy grew, new railways and telephone were constructed, technology, industry, and mining, agriculture and commerce were expanded.
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In 1833, General Antonio López de Santa Anna assumed the presidency of Mexico for the first time. Over the next 20 years, he would declare himself president 10 more times.
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There was a new generation of educated Mexicans opposing the Diaz regime under the leadership of Francisco I. Madero
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Franciso I Madero Aannounced his candidacy for president but he was arrested by Días before the elections on charges of treason so With Madero in prison, Diaz declared himself winner of the elections of 1910.
