Mexico: the first years (1810-1824)

The inequalities in New Spain's society, the [blank_start]changes in administration[blank_end] that greatly reduced the local government's autonomy, and the [blank_start]economic pressure[blank_end] put on the colonies by the Spanish crown, were some of the internal causes that motivated rebels to start the Independence war.

Select the external processes that had an influence in the Mexican independence movement.

At the time of declaring the war in 1810, Miguel Hidalgo's intentions were...

Which of these documents represent the transition to the search for full independence?

Mexico would be an independent country, but a Spanish prince would be sent over to rule the new nation. This was one of the conditions signed in the Treaty of Córdoba in 1821.

Mexico's independence was officially recognized by Spain in 1821.

What were the forms of government proposed for the new nation?

This person became Emperor of Mexico after a coup in 1822.

After the dissolution of the first Mexican Empire, the [blank_start]conservative[blank_end] and [blank_start]liberal[blank_end] fractions faced each other in an ongoing power struggle. These groups were mostly republican, with differing views on administration. The [blank_start]federalists[blank_end], backed by the Yorkist Masonic Lodge, had strong ties with the USA and wanted to give autonomy to the different regions of Mexico, organizing them by [blank_start]states[blank_end] with their own governments and laws. The [blank_start]centralists[blank_end] were republicans who believed in the need for a strong central government and only one set of laws for the whole Mexican territory. They were also supported by a Freemason lodge, the much older and Spanish-related [blank_start]Scottish[blank_end] rite.

The Constitution of 1824 was a ________________ constitution, and it divided the Mexican republic in 19 states, four territories and a Federal District.