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History - Mexican War of Independence

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This deck covers key figures, events, and concepts related to the Mexican War of Independence, including important treaties, revolutionary leaders, and the influence of Enlightenment ideas.

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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Definition
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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TermDefinition
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