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The Criollos Meet and Plan an Attack (Initiation)
The Spaniards began to take some privileges the Criollos had. Recognized Criollos such as Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, Miguel Dominguez and his wife Josefa Ortiz, were the ones who began the Independence movement in Mexico. Due to the weak government, privileges taken away from criollos and the banishment of the jesuits, they decided to rebel. -
The Discovery of the Independence Plan (Initiation)
This date was the initiation of the mexican independence. It was the day were the plan of Miguel Hidalgo, Juan de Aldama, Miguel and Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, was discovered. Aldama was aware of this because Josefa Ortiz told Ignacio Perez. Josefa wanted to initiate this movement earlier than expected. She was later arrested, however she decided not to put any one of her accomplices on the spot. -
The War for Independence Begins (Initiation)
HIdalgo, Allende, Aldama and others decided to inaugurate the independence. Hidalgo rang the bells and displayed the Virgin Mary as his banner to initiate the war for independence. San MIguel was the place where all of the rebels who were willing to fight gathered. -
Hidalgo´s First Obstacle (Initiation)
The army Hidalgo commanded headed towards Guanajuato, where they faced trouble, due to the fact that the intendant of Guanajuato was aware of what happened earlier in Celaya and San Miguel. Meanwhile this battle was going on, the Spaniards locked themselves in the Alhondiga de Granaditas. In this date it is where the myth of el Pipila and how he carried a rock to avoid the bows from reaching his body. -
From an Army to a Mob (Initiation)
The unthinkable happened when the army led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla became a violent mob, because of the sort of people that were in the army, due to the fact that many of them were uneducated. The majority of the people in the army were very low class people, for example indians who wanted more rights and figured that rebelling would be the solution. -
The Spanish Army Wins a Crucial Battle (Initiation)
General Felix Maria Calleja was the leader of the spanish royalist troops. He commanded the attack against the independence rebels at a bridge near Guadalajara. The Spanish army won that battle, concluding the command of Miguel Hidalgo. -
The Rebels are Captured (Initiation)
Manuel Salcedo, Governor of texas, captured the leaders of the independence, they were taken to Chihuahua in chains. Miguel Hidalgo was tried for treason, unlike the other leaders who were just shot to death, this was because of his religious background. He was then executed by a firing squad. He died in Chihuahua. -
Callejas´s Strengths and Morelos´s Downfall (Consolidation)
Callejas´s Spanish forces were getting stronger, and they finally were able to break the circle around mexico City. Jose Maria Morelos was abducted and taken to Mexico City, where he was later killed by the army of Spain. -
The Signing of The Plan de Iguala (Consummation)
Vicente guerrero and Agustin de Iturbide joined forces and formed the army of the Three Guarantees. They also signed the Plan de Iguala which was made up of three guarantees. The first one was to organize the nation as a constitutional , and to offer the crown to King Ferdinand. Second was the Roman Catholic Church to be “given a monopoly on the spiritual life of the country”(pg 228). Finally the third was for the criollos and peninsulares to be treated equally. -
Ending Eleven Years of War for Independence (Consummation)
Iturbide entered Mexico City accompanied by his army to declare the independence of Mexico. The Plan de Iguala and the Treaty of Cordoba were both accepted by Viceroy O'Donoju and later recognized the Independence in Mexico. Because of the Plan de Iguala and other important things, eleven years of fighting and the unfair treatment of the Spaniards finally came to an end.
