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Start of the Queretaro Conspiracy
Summary: In the early months of 1810, the creoles started to act against the Spanish because they wanted equality. Important people like Josefa Ortiz, Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende attended secret meetings to plan a revolution against the Spanish Importance: This event is really important because it is when the Creoles finally acted up and started to plan an attack to gain their independence, they were successful after many years. -
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Initiation
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Queretaro Conspiracy revealed
Summary: The Spanish crown knew about the Queretaro Conspiracy and they went to arrest everyone involved in it. Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez sent someone to warn Hidalgo and Allende that they would try to arrest them. Importance: This event was really important because this was what made them speed up the process of the Independence and three days later, the independence movement would begin. -
El Grito de Dolores
Summary: Miguel Hidalgo decided to move the Independence date to September 16 and he gathered lots of people of different social statuses in Dolores Hidalgo. He rang the church bells and with the Virgen de Guadalupe on his side and El Grito de Dolores, he inspired many people and gained many followers. Importance: It was important because he had many followers and he had finally begun the Wars of Independence. -
Battle of Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Summary: During their march towards the capital, Hidalgo's army had their first battle in Guanajuato. This battle was when "El Pipila" did a heroic move and lighted the door on fire so that they could pass. There were many deaths in this battle but they were victorious. Importance: Since this was Hidalgo's first battle, people were trusting him even more and Hidalgo noticed that the soldiers like "El Pipila" were willing to risk his life in order to achieve Independence. -
The Battle of Monte de las Cruses
Summary: Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende were marching with their army towards Mexico City and the Spanish Viceroy, Francisco Xavier Venegas, sent soldiers to slow them down. The two armies fought at Monte de las Cruces and Hidalgo and Allende's army was victorious once again. Importance: Allende knew that the Spanish were scared and that they were at their weakest point because they had won multiple battles, but Hidalgo did not attack the capital so the war lasted much longer. -
The Battle at Calderon Bridge
Summary: Hidalgo and Allende fought a smaller but better trained Spanish army at the Calderon Bridge, outside of Guadalajara and they were defeated. Hidalgo, Allende and about 1,000 of his soldiers fled to the North. Importance: This battle marked the end of the first phase of the Wars of Independence because they were badly defeated. It served as a lesson for them, that quality goes over quantity. -
Execution of Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende
Summary: Hidalgo, Allende and about 1,000 of his men were captured near Monclova and were executed as traitors. They decapitated the leaders and put their heads on some sticks so others would be scared Importance: After this happened, Jose Maria Morelos was the new leader and he learned plenty of things from Hidalgo's mistakes. -
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Consolidation
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Execution of Jose Maria Morelos
Summary: Jose Maria Morelos was a great leader, very skillful and intelligent. He made the Congress of Chilpancingo which was the first document of independence but he was starting to be seen more as a fugitive than as a leader so he was executed for treason Importance: Morelos was a great leader and he was the one that started the independence documents which were later on improved and were what did the independence. -
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Resistance
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Plan de Iguala
Summary: Agustin Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero came up with the Plan de Iguala, it was a plan that stated that Mexico would be a Constitutional Monarchy, also that Mexico would be only Catholicism and that peninsulares and creoles would be equal. Importance: The Plan de Iguala was the document that would later on be the document of Independence and it was supported and protected by the army of Tres Garantias which would make sure that the plan was going to date. -
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Consummation
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End of Wars of Independence
Summary: On this day, Agustin de Iturbide walked along with the army of Tres Garantias to the capital and the Viceroy O' Donoju accepts the Plan de Iguala and gives New Spain it’s Independence Importance: Iturbide becomes the first emperor of Mexico since he came up with the Plan de Iguala and Mexico is born.
