Mexican Independence 1810-1824

1. Mexican Independence1810-1824 Better Government Independence Monarchy Republic Who benefits from Independence? Who does not benefit from Independence?

2. 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

3. 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

4. Factors contributing to Independence movement • Criollo vs. Peninsular rivalry • The Enlightenment • Bourbon Reforms • French occupation of Spain • Push for Local Autonomy • Casta Unrest

5. 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.

6. Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

8. La Virgen de Guadalupe

9. Juan Diego

10. Basilica de la Virgen de Guadalupe

11. Tepeyac Hill

12. Shrine at Tepeyac

13. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

14. Father Miguel HidalgoAlthough considered the Father of Mexican Independence:He never called for Independence, but rather for better government

15. Father José María Morelos

16. Father José María Morelos

17. Father Morelos

18. Military Academy

19. 1813 Congress at Chilpancingo

20. Agustín Iturbide

22. Plan de Iguala February 24, 1821

23. 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

24. The Banner of Three Guarentees

25. Emperor Iturbide

26. Angel of Independence

27. 1824Flag of the 1st Mexican Republic