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Planning the Conspiracy (Initiation)
Creoles and mestizos tired of being controlled by the Peninsulares and by the french, they decided to call a meeting in order to plan an independence movement. To this meetings they attended Miguel Hidalgo, Juan de Aldama, Ignacio Allende, Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez and her husband Miguel Dominguez. This meetings were known as a literary club. During this reunions, this four leaders planned logistics and dates. The original day for the start of the independence was December 8, 1810. -
Not a secret anymore. (Initiation)
In this date, the conspiracy movement was discovered by the Spaniards. This was due to the discovery in the house of the Gonzalez brothers. This brothers had been fabricating and storing weapons for the conspiracy. They didn't reveal any names after being apprehended, but Miguel Dominguez, the corregidor during that time, decided to go after the conspiracy leaders and look his wife, Josefa Ortiz in his house. Josefa announced this to her neighbor, Ignacio Perez, who went on to tell Hidalgo. -
The Independence Movement Starts (Initiation)
After the conspiracy had been discovered, the day of the independence movement had to start earlier in order to avoid the monarchy, from stopping this movement. Miguel Hidalgo decided to start the independence the 16 of september of 1810, there was no time to waste and the more they waited, the closer the Spanish monarchs were from stopping them. Even though this change of date prevented the movement to gather a big army, the army of independence increased in numbers as the war continued. -
La Alhondiga de Granaditas (Initiation)
The insurgents arrived to the city of Guanajuato. Hidalgo had asked for the city to stand down in order to avoid any casualties. The realists decided to refugee themselves and the people at the Alhondiga de Granaditas. During this battle, the insurgents were unable to enter the alhondiga and as a result there was a man called El Pipila, who carried a rock on his back in order to avoid getting shot and burned down the front door. After this event the insurgents were able to enter and fight. -
Monte de las Cruces
The battle of Monte de las Cruces took place in Mexico City. During this battle many insurgent soldiers were lost, but the battle was still won by the insurgents. After this battle Hidalgo could have leaded his army to Mexico City and ended the independence movement, but he decided to rest his troops. Many historians think that Hidalgo made the wrong call because it extended the independence and made it last longer than it could have lasted. -
Puente de Calderón Battle (Initiation)
This battle is the last battle that Miguel Hidalgo fought. The insurgents lost and the realists leaded by General Feliz Maria Calleja, were able to taste the sweet taste of victory. This battle is important because it weakend the insurgent army which was getting stronger and stronger each day. -
Leaders of Independence are Captured (Consolidation)
The leaders of the independence Hidalgo and Allende had been captured in Chihuahua. Allende was killed at the moment but Hidalgo was captured and had to have a jury. Since Hidalgo was a priest he first had to be reinstated as a normal citizen and his position of a pries thad to be withdrawn. After this the spaniards killed him. Morelos was the succesor of Hidalgo as the leader for the independence. Hidalgo's and Allende's heads were hanged in the Alhondiga de Granaditas, to produce fear. -
Morelos is Captured and Executed (Consolidation)
Jose María Morelos y Pavón had been losing the trust of the people and was slowly losing power. Morelos was commanding the insurgent army in Temalca, Puebla. Here they fought against the royal army and unfortunately lost. This was Morelos's last battle, he was captured after the battle was over. After this he was killed by the royal army, continuining the period of consolidation. -
Ejército de las Tres Garantías and Plan de Iguala (Consumation)
Agustin de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero joined forces and formed the Army of the Three Guarantees. They also created a plan called Plan de Iguala which states once they defeat the viceroy, MExico would become a consitutional monarchy, the religion that will be practiced will be the roman catholic church and creoles and peninsulares will be treated equally. They agreed this treaty with a hug, known as El Abrazo de Acatempan. -
Finally free! (Consumation)
The Army of the Three Guarantees enters Mexico City triumphantly. They proclaim independence after the viceroy Juan O'Donojú, agreed with the terms that the Plan de Iguala and the Treaty of Cordoba. After 11 years of war in Mexico, war had finally come to an end and all of the lives of the heroes that fought this war could rest in peace.
