World History › Section S · Latin American independence › Topic S.2
Independence in Spanish North America
Mexico's independence came in two very different waves: a mass rebellion of peasants and miners led by village priests, which was crushed, and a conservative bargain among elites, which succeeded. Comparing them shows whose independence it finally was.
In this topic
- New Spain in 1808
- Hard times and a conspiracy
- The Grito de Dolores
- Hidalgo's insurgency
- Morelos and the Sentiments of the Nation
- Worked example: reading the Sentiments of the Nation
- A Mexican civil war
- Iturbide and the Plan of Iguala
- Worked example: why Iturbide won where Hidalgo lost
- From empire to republic
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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