The article talks about the emancipation of Mexico from Spanish colonization, fueled by political reasons. Change in thoughts and political life nurtured a new political culture that initiated the independence struggle for Mexico. Militarization and politicization were two key elements that enhanced Mexican independence, and this article focuses on the political aspect that was accompanied by war. The Mexican war of independence was called Guerra de Independencia de México. It was a war and political process that led to Mexico becoming independent of Spain (Guedia, p.116). Local and regional conflicts that took place in the same period rather than a single, unified event can be seen as a revolutionary civil war.
Although events in Spain directly impacted the beginning of the armed insurrection in 1810 and how it progressed until 1821, freedom was not a foregone conclusion. Since Napoleon Bonaparte had installed him on the Spanish throne after compelling the renunciation of the Spanish monarch Charles IV, the invasion of Spain by Napoleon in 1808 sparked a debate over the legitimacy of crown rule. As a result, juntas ruled in f the Royal Spanish monarchy in Spanish and many of its overseas holdings (Guedia, p.116). The Spanish Constitution of 1812 was drafted at a meeting of delegates from Spain and its overseas possessions known as the Cortes of Cádiz in Spain, which was still under Spanish rule.
Agustin de Iturbide established the First Mexican Empire, which governed New Spain’s continental territory. With the overthrow of this transient Catholic monarchy and the enactment of the Constitution of 1824, a federal republic was proclaimed in 1823 (Guedia, p.116). Following a few unsuccessful Spanish attempts to retake the region, such as Isidro Barradas’ expedition in 1829, Spain, then ruled by Isabella II, finally recognized Mexico’s independence in 1836.
Work Cited
Guedea, Virginia. “The Process of Mexican Independence.” The American Historical Review, vol. 105, no. 1. 2000, p. 116. Web.