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POLITICS IN MEXICOPOLITICS IN MEXICOLUIS ESTRADALUIS ESTRADA
lmestrad@weber.ucsd.edulmestrad@weber.ucsd.eduSpring quarter 2005Spring quarter 2005
March 28-April 1March 28-April 1stst
Spanish ConquestSpanish Conquest
Mexicas founded Mexicas founded Tenochtitlán in Tenochtitlán in 1325 where an 1325 where an eagle stood over eagle stood over a cactus eating a a cactus eating a snakesnake
In 1521, Hernán In 1521, Hernán Cortés conquered Cortés conquered the Aztecsthe Aztecs
New SpainNew Spain
Hierarchical Hierarchical organizationorganization
Most Indians Most Indians converted to converted to ChristianityChristianity
Virgin of Virgin of Guadalupe, a Guadalupe, a very ‘useful’ very ‘useful’ symbolsymbol
IndependenceIndependence
Miguel Hidalgo y Miguel Hidalgo y CostillaCostilla
IndependenceIndependence
José María José María Morelos y PavónMorelos y Pavón
IndependenceIndependence
Trigarante armyTrigarante army Guerrero and Guerrero and
IturbideIturbide September 27, September 27,
18211821
Constitution of 1824Constitution of 1824
Guadalupe Guadalupe Victoria, first Victoria, first president of president of MexicoMexico
Antonio Lopez de Antonio Lopez de Santa AnnaSanta Anna
Foreign InvasionsForeign Invasions
Niños HéroesNiños Héroes
Benito JuarezBenito Juarez
Constitution of Constitution of 18571857
Anti-clerical and Anti-clerical and anti-militaristicanti-militaristic
Defeated the Defeated the Emperor Emperor MaximilianMaximilian