Mexican War of Independence

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The Mexican War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Mexico broke free from Spanish colonial rule, ultimately establishing itself as an independent nation.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mexican independence movement	8
Insurgent forces in New Spain	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ revolution ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
belligerent	Mexican War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Insurgent forces in New Spain Spanish Army ⓘ surface form: Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire
cause	discontent with Spanish colonial rule ⓘ impact of the Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ influence of Enlightenment ideas ⓘ political instability in Spain after 1808 ⓘ social and racial inequalities in New Spain ⓘ
commander	Agustín de Iturbide ⓘ Ignacio Allende ⓘ José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ Vicente Guerrero ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
endDate	1821-09-27 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
ideologicalDocument	Plan of Iguala ⓘ Sentimientos de la Nación ⓘ
independenceDay	September 16 ⓘ
inspiredBy	American Revolutionary era ⓘ surface form: American Revolution French Revolution ⓘ Haitian Revolution ⓘ
keyEvent	Grito de Independencia ⓘ surface form: Grito de Dolores
keyEventDate	1810-09-16 ⓘ
languageOfBelligerents	Spanish ⓘ
legacy	commemorated annually on Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
location	Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ surface form: New Spain Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
mainIdeology	Catholicism as state religion ⓘ Mexican nationalism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ
opponent	Spanish Empire ⓘ
partOf	Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
peaceAgreement	Plan of Iguala ⓘ
peaceAgreementDate	1821-02-24 ⓘ
politicalOutcome	creation of the First Mexican Empire under Agustín de Iturbide ⓘ
precededBy	Bourbon Reforms ⓘ surface form: Bourbon Reforms in New Spain
region	North America ⓘ
religionContext	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
result	Mexican independence from Spain ⓘ end of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico ⓘ establishment of the First Mexican Empire ⓘ
royalistCommander	Francisco Javier Venegas ⓘ Félix María Calleja ⓘ Juan Ruiz de Apodaca ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Calderón Bridge ⓘ Battle of Monte de las Cruces ⓘ Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas ⓘ Siege of Cuautla ⓘ
socialGroupInvolved	Afro-Mexicans ⓘ criollos ⓘ indigenous peoples of New Spain ⓘ mestizos ⓘ
startDate	1810-09-16 ⓘ
treaty	Treaties of Córdoba ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Córdoba
treatyDate	1821-08-24 ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constituent Congress of 1823–1824 → after → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Agustín de Iturbide → allegiance → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Grito de Independencia → associatedWith → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Valladolid, Michoacán, Viceroyalty of New Spain → associatedWith → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Colegio de San Nicolás → associatedWithEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Father of the Nation → associatedWithEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Mexican War of Independence → belligerent → Mexican War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Insurgent forces in New Spain

Angel of Independence → commemorates → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Monument to Independence (El Ángel) in Mexico City → commemorates → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Monument to Independence (El Ángel)

Battle of Calderón Bridge → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Monte de las Cruces → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Congress of Chilpancingo → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Francisco Javier Venegas → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Félix María Calleja → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Juan Ruiz de Apodaca → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

La Corregidora → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Mexican Independence Day → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Siege of Cuautla → conflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Monument to Independence (El Ángel) in Mexico City → dedicatedTo → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Monument to Independence (El Ángel)

Viceroy of New Spain → dissolvedFollowing → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Spanish galleon trade → endedBecauseOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

First Mexican Empire → establishedAfter → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Juan O’Donojú → eventAssociatedWith → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Querétaro conspiracy of 1810 → facetOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Latin American independence movements → hasPart → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Constitution of Apatzingán → historicalPeriod → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Sentimientos de la Nación → historicalPeriod → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Spanish America → independenceMovement → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Colegio de San Nicolás → influenced → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Dolores Hidalgo → isCradleOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Ignacio Allende → movement → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez → movement → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

María de la Natividad Josefa Ortiz Téllez-Girón → movement → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

La Corregidora → movement → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla → movement → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Vicente Guerrero → movement → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Agustín de Iturbide → notableEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez → notableEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

First Mexican Republic → originOfIndependence → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Calderón Bridge → partOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Monte de las Cruces → partOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Congress of Chilpancingo → partOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Querétaro conspiracy of 1810 → partOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Siege of Cuautla → partOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Treaties of Córdoba → partOf → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Ignacio Allende → participantIn → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

María de la Natividad Josefa Ortiz Téllez-Girón → participantIn → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

this entity surface form: Mexican independence movement

Mariano Arista → participantIn → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ