First Battle Of Mexico Essay

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In the early 19th century, Napoleon’s occupation of Spain led to an outbreak all over Spanish America. In the early 1821, Agustín de Iturbide, the leader of the royalist forces negotiated the plan of iguala with Vicente Guerrero. The plan was that Mexico would be established as an independent constitutional monarchy. Mexicans of mixed or pure Indian blood have less rights. On August 24, 1821, O’donojú signed the treaty of Córdoba thus ending New Spain’s dependent on the Old Spain. On October 2, 1835, rebellious Texans and Mexicans soldiers clashed in the town of Gonzales. It was considered as the first battle of Texas’ War of Independence from Mexico. The battle consisted of one dead Mexican soldiers and no other casualties. Previous years …show more content…

Texians used the cannon. Castañeda retreated to San Antonio having lost one man. During the Texas revolution the Texans declare the independence of Texas to Mexico the Texans also adopt a constitution that protected the free of slavery, which had been banned by Mexican law. Meanwhile, in San Antonio, Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa’s siege of the Alamo continued and fort 185 waited for the final Mexican assault. In 1821, Mexico gained independence from Spain. In October 1835, Anglo residents of Gonzales, 50 miles east of San Antonio, responded Santa Anna and they demanded that they returned the cannon loaded from defense. On February 23, Santa Anna and some 3,000 Mexican troops surrounded the Alamo. On March 1st the last Texan broke through enemy lines and into the Alamo bringing the total defenders to approximately 185. On March 2nd Texas’ revolutionary government declared its freedom from Mexico. On April 25, 1846 along the southern border of Texas Mexico began an attack on the American troops. At the time of the War Mexico had an unstable government. During the time of 1835 to December 1844 centralists were in control of the

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