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Augustine de Iturbide
Military leader - 1st emperor of Mexico; Ended colonial rule + declared independence from Spain; Mexico’s independence, the establishment of Roman Catholicism as the state religion, and equality for Spaniards and creoles
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Augustine de Iturbide
Military leader - 1st emperor of Mexico; Ended colonial rule + declared independence from Spain; Mexico’s independence, the establishment of Roman Cat...
Treaty of Córdoba
Treaty that granted Mexico independence
What caused the Mexican Revolution?
Social inequality; Economic Exploitation
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Father of the Mexican Independence Movement; Led an army of mostly poor mestizos and indigenous people, advocating for land reforms and the end of Spa...
Enlightenment ideas
Equality + liberty; social change
Queretaro club
Allowed different kinds of people to meet in different houses; Secret meeting place where revolutionaries could strategize and organize efforts to ove...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Augustine de Iturbide | Military leader - 1st emperor of Mexico; Ended colonial rule + declared independence from Spain; Mexico’s independence, the establishment of Roman Catholicism as the state religion, and equality for Spaniards and creoles |
Treaty of Córdoba | Treaty that granted Mexico independence |
What caused the Mexican Revolution? | Social inequality; Economic Exploitation |
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | Father of the Mexican Independence Movement; Led an army of mostly poor mestizos and indigenous people, advocating for land reforms and the end of Spanish oppression |
Enlightenment ideas | Equality + liberty; social change |
Queretaro club | Allowed different kinds of people to meet in different houses; Secret meeting place where revolutionaries could strategize and organize efforts to overthrow |
Cry of doloros | Revolt - Similar to Reign of Terror; Started the Mexican War of Independence; Inspired people from various social classes to join the fight against colonial oppression; Mexicans to rise up against Spanish rule; Mexico’s Independence Day |
Guerrilla Army | Army that used warfare tactics—ambushes, hit-and-run attacks, and sabotage—to combat the better-equipped government troops |
Caudillos | Strongmen in Brazil |
Despot | Absolute monarch |
Enlightenment Ideas | Popular sovereignty |