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6 SHARED EVENTSMexico

Entangled histories

6 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · ESP LEFT · MEX RIGHT

1. 1502 CE

   Reign of Moctezuma II

   Moctezuma II ascends as huey tlatoani, ruling the empire at its territorial peak until the Spanish arrival.

   Politics & Power · from the Mexico chronicle · The Mexica (Aztec) Empire · REFS 1 — Aztec

2. 1535 CE

   Viceroyalty of New Spain established

   Spain formalises colonial government under a viceroy, with Mexico City as the capital of a vast realm.

   Colonisation · from the Mexico chronicle · Spanish Conquest and New Spain · REFS 1 — Hernan Cortes

3. 16 Sept 1810

   Grito de Dolores

   Miguel Hidalgo calls for rebellion against Spanish rule, beginning the Mexican War of Independence.

   Independence · from the Mexico chronicle · Independence and the Early Republic · REFS 1 — Grito de Dolores

4. 28 Sept 1821

   Act of Independence of the Mexican Empire

   The day after the Army of the Three Guarantees enters the capital, the Supreme Junta of the Empire declares Mexico a sovereign nation independent of Spain; Agustin de Iturbide's signature heads the act.

   Independence · from the Mexico chronicle · Independence and the Early Republic · REFS 1 — Acta de Independencia del Imperio Mexicano, 28 de septiembre de 1821 (text)

5. 27 Sept 1821

   Independence consummated

   The Army of the Three Guarantees enters Mexico City following the Treaty of Cordoba, ending Spanish rule.

   Independence · from the Mexico chronicle · Independence and the Early Republic · REFS 2 — Winning Independence, Grito de Dolores

6. 24 Aug 1821

   Treaty of Cordoba

   At the town of Cordoba, Veracruz, Juan O'Donoju, the Spanish political chief of New Spain, and Agustin de Iturbide, commander of the Army of the Three Guarantees, sign treaties that ratify the principles of the Plan of Iguala.

   Independence · from the Mexico chronicle · Independence and the Early Republic · REFS 2 — Los tratados de Córdoba y la consumación de la independencia, Mexico: A Country Study (Iturbide and the Plan of Iguala; Empire and Early Republic)