Vicente Guerrero Essay

Known and celebrated as one of Mexico’s most important, national heroes, Vicente Guerrero was born in Tixtla, Mexico, a city northeast of Acapulco, in what is today his namesake state of Guerrero, on August 10, 1782 but would only live to be 51 because on February 14, 1831 he was executed. During Guerrero 51 years of live he accomplished many things. Some of these include being one of the leading revolutionary generals in the Mexican War of Independence. As well as fighting against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as President of Mexico. Most importantly though, was when he abolished slavery in Mexico. In 1829 Vicente Guerrero’s political career reached its highpoint. With the citizen majority supporting him, Guerrero became the second president of Mexico from April to December of 1829. Although his presidency was short-lasting, it was filled with several important accomplishments. A Spanish attempt to reconquer Mexico was defeated. In addition, an expedition was commissioned to organize a group of Haitians in Cuba that would aid in an uprising against the Spaniards on that island. But as was said earlier, most important act of Guerrero’s presidency was the abolition of slavery in Mexico. This was done by “The Guerrero Decree” his decree is as follows, …show more content…
The President of the United States of Mexico, know ye: That desiring to celebrate in the year of 1829 the anniversary of our independence with an act of justice and national beneficence, which might result in the benefit and support of a good, so highly to be appreciated, which might cement more and more the public tranquility, which might reinstate an unfortunate part of its inhabitants in the sacred rights which nature gave them, and which the nation protects by wise and just laws, in conformance with the 30th article of the constitutive act, in which the use of extraordinary powers are ceded to me, I have thought it proper to