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History of Mexico (War with the United States (Some military leaders…

- - - - All considered citizens, anyone could move into their communities and take advantage of them
    - - Increased local councils lead to increased regulation of local municipalities
  - - - Peasants formed alliances beyond their political groups
      - Conflicts focussed more on land ownership than in the colonial era
      - Conflicts focussed on extent of control and taxation of local governments
- - - - Hidalgo placed La Virgen de Guadalupe at the head of his movement
      - People thought that colonial leaders were out of touch with what Mexicans believed
      - Hidalgo fought for right of Creollos vs. Peninsulares
      - Parish Priests advocated for the insurgency
  - - - Labour force communities did not rally around the insurrection of 1810
    - - Insurgents couldn't unite local rebellions into one movement
- - - - Principle military opponent of Morelos
      - Gained support from elite through playing on fear of the far liberal Cortes
      - Restored to command in 1820
      - Plan of Iguala
        
        September 1821
        
        Plan to enter Mex City and establish a distinct Mexican state within the Spanish Monarchy
        
        Wanted to preserve as much of the old as possible
        
        Movement came from elite within the city
        
        Wanted to re-centralize power to elite and stop the new distribution of power to municipalities after the constitution of 1812
      - Married into elite family
  - - - Between Cortes' appointee: Juan de O'Donojú and Iterbide
      - Guarenteed Soverienty for New Spain within the Spanish Empire
      - Interbide becomes first Empire
      - Combine centralist empire with constitutional system
        
        Created conflict between executive and legislative brancehs
        
        Congress didn't provide national representation
    - - First Mexican Empire Failed in 1823
        
        Conflict between states rights and national elite
        
        Later tried to gain support for centralist reforms
- - - - Made up of Liberals and Moderates
      - Tried to bridge gap between Catholics, Conservatives, and Liberals
      - First Reform: Elite privilege was downgraded to civil law
    - - Separated Church and state
        
        Property of the Church turned over to private ownership
    - - Strong Catholic opposition
      - Response of Rural communities depended on efficiency of enactment of the law