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1520-1848

¡M éxico!. 1520-1848. Spanish conquest spread to Central America & SW USA– called New Spain. Determined to convert indigenous Mexican people to Roman Catholicism. Indian population exploited –worked as laborers on the Haciendas. 1520 – Spanish colonial period.

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1520-1848

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  1. ¡México! 1520-1848

  2. Spanish conquest spread to Central America & SW USA– called New Spain. Determined to convert indigenous Mexican people to Roman Catholicism. Indian population exploited –worked as laborers on the Haciendas. 1520 – Spanish colonial period

  3. Haciendas: Mexican ranches worked by indians/mestizos, owners converted workers to Roman Catholicism. Mestizos: Mixed Spanish and Indian blood. Eventually, Indian population reduced due to fighting & diseases brought by Spaniards due to Spanish colonization. 1520 – Spanish colonial period

  4. Spain is in trouble because it’s occupied by Napoleon & French armies. Mexicans tired of Spanish rule. Miguel Hidalgo (priest) led an uprising giving his revolution speech in Dolores (town). Speech called for new government and began the war of independence (Mexican Independence day – September 15th–16th , 1810). Independence from Spain achieved in 1821. September 15, 1810 – el grito de Hidalgo

  5. Hidalgo

  6. 1823 – End of the Spanish Colonial Period. Santa Anna = Mexican general & later president. He led forces against Texans revolt @ the Alamo At the Alamo the Texans are defeated in 1836. 2 months later, the Texan army attacks the Mexicans & ends Mexican control. Republic of Texas is born – later the 28th state. Santa Anna & the Alamo - 1836

  7. US defeats Mexico, takes everything north of the Rio Grande. Rio Grande becomes La Frontera between Mexico & USA. Mexico left with major national debt & disjointed army. Mexican/American war – 1846-1848

  8. 1810AD 1823AD 1836AD 1846-1848AD La Linea del tiempo

  9. Mestizos El Grito de Hidalgo Haciendas PalabrasImportantes

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