| Cartoon Buddy Club.. Mexico History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Mexican Flag Dates from 1821 The central emblem includes an Eagle, snake and Cactus. |
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Buddy. I bet you have all seen those Spaghetti Western
films, yes?. They always seem to include A Mexican Revolution and always refer to an El President. But who really were the Presidents of the time and how long was the Revolution?. Well you can find them below in the list and some more interesting facts about my country. Mexico has had a really long and varied History and is not all sleepy villages in the desert, all that stuff you see in the films. (Those Western films and were Actually shot in Spain, with many Italian actors). There are rainforests and lush vegetation, as well as desert areas in the North of the country (Lower California is still part of Mexico there). In the old days Mexico had a civilisation to rival the Ancient Egyptians called the Aztecs. Today she is the Fifth largest producer of Crude Oil in the world and if it were not for the Many Revolutions and Government changes probably today she would have been the largest. But that is History and what makes History so interesting. Enjoy my page. It will be added to when I finish my Little sleep (Siesta in Spanish). Adios for now. |
The flag emblems refer to an ancient Aztec Legend about the founding of their Capital City Tenochtitlan (Present day Mexico City).
The Alamo
:- In 1835 a full-scale revolution and civil war took place between Americans living in Texas (who declared independence) and Mexico. Sam Houston a former Tennessee governor headed the Army, navy and Texas Rangers. The war ended in 1836 when Houston attacked the Mexican forces on the banks of the San Jacinto River defeated them and captured the Mexican Dictator Santa Anna (Who considered himself The Napoleon Of The West) and forced him to acknowledge the independence of Texas. The Defining event of this conflict was the siege and capture of the Alamo mission in San Antonio which fell in March 1836. Defended by 187 Texans including William B Travis, James Bowie (after whom the Bowie knife was named) and Davy Crockett, the mission was surrounded by 5000 Mexican soldiers. The defenders were asked to surrender, but replied with a defiant no and a single cannon shot. After 12 days of artillery bombardment the Mexicans attacked the Alamo in a massive frontal assault which lasted an hour. The 187 defenders inflicted over a thousand casualties on the attackers but the defenders were all killed with the exception of around 30 non-combatants. Santa Anna was determined to destroy The Texas symbol of defiance but inadvertently made the Alamo Mission a symbol of Texas Liberty with the phrase "Remember The Alamo" uniting and encouraging the Texan rebellion. |
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MY HISTORY NOTES (PAGE ONE) 1000-500BC Zapotec civilisation in southern Mexico (Monte Alban area). 800-400BC The First known `American Indian` peoples called the Olmec emerged in the Mexico area. |
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| 900-300BC After First originating around 2000BC in the Yucatan Peninsula A Strong Maya civilisation was in existence. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 900-1200AD The Toltec civilisation dominated the area from their Capital at Tula. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1100-1200AD Aztec civilisation emerged from The American Indian peoples Migrating Southwards to Mexico and dominated the central plateau region to wage continual war with the neighbouring tribes and eventually subjugate the region. Their Capital City of Tenochtitlan (built around 1325) was an area the Aztecs reclaimed from marshlands on an island in the middle of lake Texcoco and is now the site of present day Mexico City. As (like the Ancient Egyptians) they built Pyramids and temples. Here they worshiped the Sun (as giver of all life and this Sun-God they called Tonatiuh.The Aztecs practised in human sacrifices (cutting out hearts,drowning or beheading their victims) to win `Gods` favour, ensure good harvests and fortune. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1517 Fernandez de Cordeoba was the first European to explore Mexico. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1519-1521 Hernan Cortes led the conquistadors into the Aztec territory. The Aztec king Montezuma II believed Cortes to be the God Quetzalcoatl, but in 1520 rebelled against the conquistadors. The Spanish overthrew the Aztec King, killing him (1520) and captured the capital city (1521) to turn Mexico into a Spanish Colony to be officially announced as the Spanish vice-royalty of `New Spain` in 1535.The native population was decimated by disease brought to the New World by the New conquerors and numbers reduced to a Million or so, from originally some twenty-plus Millions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1810 Unsuccessful Revolt by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo to repressive and vicious Spanish rule. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1821 Mexico declared independence General Augustin de Ituride (becoming the first Emperor of Mexico) with Landowner and Church support. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1822 General Augustin de Ituride formally proclaims himself Emperor and overthrows a weak government. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1823 Republicans seized power declaring a republic in 1824. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1832 Santa Anna (Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna) becomes President. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| War with the State of Texas (annexed in 1845 by the USA but still claimed by Mexico) escalated into the 1846-1848 Mexican War with the United States, after the USA was refused leave to purchase California and New Mexico. General Zachary Taylor invaded New Mexico and eventually in 1847 the Mexican capital fell to the USA forces. The USA then bought full and clear title to Texas, California and New Mexico for $15 million under the treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo which ended the war but saw Mexico losing half of it’s recognised territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1855 Civil war began to overthrow Santa Anna. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1858-1861 Forces led by Benito Juarez (Liberal) won the War Of Reform. However in 1864 conservatives with French assistance and troops, installed Maximillian of Austria as Emperor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1867 Republican rule was restored Benito Juarez became President. French troops withdraw from Mexico and Maximillian shot by the Republicans. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1876 Porfirio Diaz became President after an armed rebellion. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910 Rebellion (Mexican Revolution). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911 Francisco Madero became President. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 General Huerta replaces the weak leadership with a dictatorship. United States intervention in the revolution. Allied with the Army of Carranza U.S. troops fought the peasant armies of Pancho Villa and Zapata. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 The Institutional Revolutionary Party formed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920-1930 Major Social and land Reforms leading to Liberal reforms, economic growth and better relations with the United States after World War Two. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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