Mexican War of Independence

as well as the similarities and differences of them. The Mexican Revolution was caused by the people of latin america no longer wanting to be ruled by a european power. They wanted to rule their own people and wanted a monarchy to better benefit them. They were successful in driving out their former european rulers and claiming the land of Mexico as their new land, they also appointed their first king not to long after their new independence. They were influenced by the revolution of Brazil and…

In the 19th century, territorial expansion played an important role in the United States. The American people adopted an audacious attitude believing that they had a divine obligation to stretch their boundaries from the east coast to the west coast. In 1845 an editor and prominent democratic politician, John L. O’Sullivan, published an article on the annexation of Texas identifying the imperialistic endeavors of the U.S. with the phrase: Manifest Destiny. He stated, “Our manifest destiny is to…

Do you know who Juan N. Seguin is?If you don’t, he was a tejano who helped established Texas’s independence. In this passage I will tell you everything you need to know about Juan N. Seguin. Juan Seguin was born October 27, 1806 in San Antonio. At the age of 12 Juan got his very first horse. While he was still a child, he was encouraged to read and write by his father. He started work at his father’s post office. Then he started his career at a public service. He worked there till he was…

The principles of the U.S. constitution, after the Declaration of Independence, spoke of the unalienable rights of shared by all men. The same rights that deprived nonwhites for over half a century. It took decades after the American Revolution for the nation to confront the paradoxical argument of freedom and liberty. Religious revivals and reform movements served as a rouse for the Anti-slavery/abolitionist rhetoric of the 1800s. Northern states, because of the 36o30’ parallel, grew…

Did you know that 900,000 died in the Mexican Revolution due to a dictator? The Mexican Revolution was the biggest turning point in the countries history. There were three different parts of the war before, during and after the war. Before the war there was already an unstable country which is what caused the whole country to rebel. During the war most of what was happening was political intimidation to get more people on one of the sides. After the war the country ended up divided but now free…

argument, the lands along the northern frontier were hardly unclaimed; this is because they were part of the sprawling Mexican province of Coahuila y Tejas. It was after the Texans snarled to raise a strong army to defend them against oppression that another conflict emerged to the south. Essentially, Mexico had become a war torn country that had dissolved itself into civil war as the centralist government was confronted by centralists…

The Mexican-American War: A Forgotten Fight What do most people think of when they think of the Alamo? Defenders dying in a heroic last stand? Or the unmerciful slaughter of innocent men trying to protect their homes from invaders? Is that all they think of? There is much more to the Mexican-American War than most people think there is. Despite the fact that it is overshadowed by other major historical events, the Mexican-American War is one of the most important events in the history of the…

to bring back the European symbolism and expressionism styles began in Mexico in the middle of a post Spanish American war society. This resulted in a sense of “Mexicanidad” or Mexican nationalism and a desire to identify with their Spanish roots through an interest in Spanish art. Saturino Herran was one of the essential artists of this movement in the era of Mexican independence, during which artists and writers would discuss their national heritage in their work. Herran was a member of the…

Flag The blue and white colors to represent the colors of the United Provinces of Central America. -This is a Union of Central America after they had gotten their independence from Spain El Salvador’s flag includes all equal bands These bands go from the color dark blue,then white inbetween and then another dark blue band The coat of arms is placed in the center of the flag The coat of arm includes a triangle with five volcanoes, these volcanoes represent former member of the Central American…

occupation of conquered territory began following the Texas and Mexican-American wars and U.S. aggressions. It cost 12,000 lives and $10m, for a gain of a colony 2.5 times as big as France, rich farmland, natural resources like gold, silver, zinc, oil, and uranium, stimulated commerce and industry (mining, agriculture and stock), ports and ocean access. Mexico was left shrunken, and hindered in its ability to build its economy. The wars left a legacy of hatred. They left immediate losses, loss…