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the war ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, where Mexico loses more than half of its territory.
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A liberal revolution ends the dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna.
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A new constitution is enacted, promoting liberal principles such as the separation of church and state.
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between liberals and conservatives over the implementation of the Reform Laws.
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France invades Mexico and imposes Maximilian of Habsburg as emperor. In 1867, Benito Juárez overthrows him and restores the Republic.
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Porfirio Díaz seizes power after the Tuxtepec Revolution, ruling Mexico as a dictator until 1911.
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Francisco I. Madero launches the Plan of San Luis, calling for an uprising against Díaz.
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Díaz goes into exile, and Madero becomes president.
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Victoriano Huerta betrays and assassinates Madero, taking power.
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Huerta resigns, and Mexico is torn between Carranza, Villa, and Zapata.
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A new constitution is enacted, becoming the foundation of modern Mexico.
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The Plan of Agua Prieta was a political manifesto issued on April 23, 1920, by Álvaro Obregón, Plutarco Elías Calles, and Adolfo de la Huerta in the state of Sonora. The plan rejected the presidency of Venustiano Carranza, accusing him of betraying the ideals of the Mexican Revolution and attempting to impose his successor.