POLITICS IN MEXICOPOLITICS IN MEXICOLUIS ESTRADALUIS ESTRADA

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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