The Stages of the Mexican Independence

  • Initiation: Planning of Independence

    Initiation: Planning of Independence
    A group of creoles including Agustin Itrrubide, Miguel Hidalgo, and Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez got together for "book club" meetings. They were really planning a war against the Spanish crown which ruled them.
  • Period: to

    Initiation

  • Initiation: Discovery of Conspiracy

    Initiation: Discovery of Conspiracy
    La Corregidoras - Doña Josefa's husband told the peninsulares off of the creole plan to attack the spanish crown. Doña Josefa heard about the spanish discovering their conspiracy and went against her husbands rules to inform Allende and Hidalgo about the Spanish trying to stop their plans.
  • Initiation: Grito de Dolores

    Initiation: Grito de Dolores
    In Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato Miguel Hidalgo along side Ignacio Allende shouted for liberty in Mexico. This initiated the run of war of independence, uniting creoles and Indians under one same cause against the Spanish. This was known as the grito de independecia or grito de dolores.
  • Initiation: First fight in War

    Initiation: First fight in War
    The first fight in the war of independence was fought in Guanajuato against the Spanish army. Hidalgo approached San Miguel de Allende and attacked to take it from the Spanish Peninsulares to have control of all of Guanajuato.
  • Initiation: Monte de las Cruces

    Initiation: Monte de las Cruces
    Battle of Monte de las Cruces were the rebel army defeated the Spanish. He later retreaded and went against the sugestions of Allende.
  • Initiation: Fight

    Initiation: Fight
    Hidalgo and his army were moving to Guadalajara, Spanish forces caught up with the rebels, general callejo was aided by an explosion of the rebel ammo cart. Hidalgo and his soldiers were captured in state of Coahuila at the Norias of Baján.
  • Period: to

    Consolidation

  • Consolidation: Death of Hidalgo

    Consolidation: Death of Hidalgo
    Hidalgo was tried for treason and excecuted after a trial at the stake in Guanajuato. After Hidalgo's death Jose Maria Morelos who was leading the movement in the south took charge of the Independence armies.
  • Consolidation: Congress of Chilpanchingo

    Consolidation: Congress of Chilpanchingo
    Jose Maria Morelos lead the Congress of Chilpancingo known as the 3rd campaign. This was the begginging of te leadership of Morles in the Mexican independece after the death of Miguel Hidalgo. Here the Mexicans drafted a constitution for when they became independent.
  • Consolidation: Constitution of Apatzingán

    Consolidation: Constitution of Apatzingán
    After the Congress of Chilpancingo Morelos and his men met again under one roof to create a constitution for when they became indpendent. This constitution was called the constitution of Apatzigán which stated the 3 branches of the government as well as the rules and laws for the Mexican people.
  • Resistance: Death of Jose Maria Morelos

    Resistance: Death of Jose Maria Morelos
    Jose Maria was caught by the Spanish in Tezamalaca during battle Jose Maria was taken over. He was excecuted and killed on this day.
  • Period: to

    Resistance

  • Period: to

    Consummation

  • Consummation: Plan de Iguala

    Consummation: Plan de Iguala
    Iturbide and Guerrero meet to create the Plan de Iguala and the Army of the Three Guarantees was created. Guerrero finally fell into Iturbides power because Iturbide promised independence on his own terms. The command of the Army was in Iturbides hands.
  • Consummation: Mexico is Independent

    Consummation: Mexico is Independent
    The ejercito de las tres garantias lead by Agustin de Iturbide marched into Mexico City. This showing they now had control over the country of Mexico and the Spanish had no power here any more. Mexico is now Independent.