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 ⓘ

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

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

Vicente Guerrero → participantIn → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Antonio López de Santa Anna → participatedIn → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Guadalupe Victoria → participatedIn → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

José María Morelos y Pavón → participatedIn → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Plan of Iguala → politicalContext → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Independence Day → relatedConflict → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Independence Day (Mexico)

Mexican Independence Day → relatedEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Californios → significantEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Manila–Acapulco route → significantEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Mexican Alta California → significantEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Viceroyalty of New Spain → significantEvent → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

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

coat of arms of New Spain → usedUntil → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Port of Veracruz → wasKeyPortDuring → Mexican War of Independence ⓘ