plan agreed t=on was tor free prisoners, and with them strom the viceroy's palace, thus capturing high officals and funds
the conspirators then intended to proclaim the independence of Mexico, declare war on Spain, and kill or epel the Peninsulares
to occomplish this wrer counting on one thousand pesos of silver, towo pistols, and some fifty cutlasses and machetes
failed
Gritos deDolores
Miguel Jidalgo y Costilla, a local priest and member of a group of educated Criollos met in saloons and in 1810 arrived at the conclusion that a revolt agoainst the colonial government.
September 16, 1810, he declared independence from the Spanish crown, and war against the government in what was known as the Grito de Dolores
Octoer 30,,, Miguel Hidalgo's army encoutered Sanish resistance at the Battle of Monte de las Cruces, fought them and achieved vitory
However, the rebel army failed to defeat the large and heavily armed Spanish army in Mexico City
the surviving rebels fled to the U.S.
Mexican border but were met by the Spanish
they were executed and their Hidalgo's head was displayed to the public
Patriots
Mexican Insurgents
Europeans and volunteers after 1819
Mexicn ex-royalists
Army of the Three Guarantees
Royalists
Spanish royalists before 1821
Mexican royalists
Three Guarantees
Monarchy
successful nation
oficial religion Catholic
next ten years
Mexicans were being held in check by the Spanish
Mexico was about to ive up and listen to theri motherland Spain
Royalist general Inturbide changed sides and joined the rebels
he feared that Spain would fall into liberal hands
Iturbide brought the Royalist army to his side, and then declared himself emperor but his reign was exceedingly short
he was overthrown by Santa Anna after eonly a year, and Guadalupe Vitoria was eleced the first pres. of the Mexican Republic
Battle of Tampico
Mexicans defeat Spanish
on July 31, 1827 1500 Mexicans under Santa Anna laid siege to 3,000 Spanish and Cuban Soldirers, kunder Barradas, who landed ibn Tampico, with the intention of overthrowing the Mexican government
the Spaniards were cut off from reinforcements and surrendered September 11
results
First Mexican Empire established
Spain loses Mexico and losses a lot of respect from the world
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