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Mexican Independence 1810-1824. Better Government Independence Monarchy Republic Who benefits from Independence? Who does not benefit from Independence?. Key Terms. Grito de Dolores Spanish Constitution of 1812 Chilpancingo Plan de Iguala Army of Three Guarantees
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Mexican Independence1810-1824 Better Government Independence Monarchy Republic Who benefits from Independence? Who does not benefit from Independence?
Key Terms Grito de Dolores Spanish Constitution of 1812 Chilpancingo Plan de Iguala Army of Three Guarantees Treaty of Córdoba 1st Mexican Empire, 1821-1823
Primary Actors • Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla • Ignacio Allende-Captain Spanish Army • Josefina Dominguez - La Corregidora • Father José María Morelos • Agustín Iturbide-Colonel Spanish Army • Guadalupe Victoria-1st President of Mexico
Factors contributing to Independence movement • Criollo vs. Peninsular rivalry • The Enlightenment • Bourbon Reforms • French occupation of Spain • Push for Local Autonomy • Casta Unrest
El Grito de DoloresA mural by Juan O'Gorman depicts Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's call to revolt against Spain on Sept. 16, 1810.
Father Miguel HidalgoAlthough considered the Father of Mexican Independence:He never called for Independence, but rather for better government
The Plan de Iguala’s Three GuaranteesItrubide’s Banner that won Independence for Mexico • Independence for all Mexicans • Equality for Peninsulares and Criollos (not necessarily for the Indigenous populations) • Catholicism as the official state religion