Bajío region of New Spain

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historical region region of New Spain

The Bajío region of New Spain was a prosperous, densely populated agricultural and mining heartland in central Mexico that became a crucial center of social unrest and insurgent activity during the lead-up to the Mexican War of Independence.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bajío macroregion of central Mexico 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
region of New Spain ⓘ
associatedEvent Grito de Dolores NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPerson Ignacio Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ
José María Morelos y Pavón NERFINISHED ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfUnrest agrarian tensions ⓘ
impact of Bourbon Reforms ⓘ
inequality between landowners and rural workers ⓘ
country Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicRole agricultural heartland of New Spain ⓘ
mining heartland of New Spain ⓘ
floruit 18th century ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
geography fertile valleys ⓘ
highland plateau ⓘ
hasCity Celaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guanajuato NERFINISHED ⓘ
Irapuato NERFINISHED ⓘ
León NERFINISHED ⓘ
Querétaro NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Miguel el Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ
Silao NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valladolid (Morelia) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole center of social unrest before the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
crucial insurgent center during the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
includesArea Guanajuato region NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Jalisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Querétaro ⓘ
knownFor agricultural production ⓘ
dense rural population ⓘ
insurgent activity ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ
social unrest ⓘ
locatedIn New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity livestock raising ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
silver extraction ⓘ
wheat cultivation ⓘ
partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialCharacteristic large population of mestizo peasants ⓘ
presence of large haciendas ⓘ
significant indigenous communities ⓘ
strategicImportance link between Mexico City and northern mining districts ⓘ
timePeriod late colonial period of New Spain ⓘ

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

Suppression of early stages of the Mexican War of Independence → appliesToTerritory → Bajío region of New Spain ⓘ
royalist army under Félix María Calleja → activeIn → Bajío region of New Spain ⓘ
La Perla del Bajío → appliesWithin → Bajío region of New Spain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bajío macroregion of central Mexico
Corregidora of Querétaro → historicalRegion → Bajío region of New Spain ⓘ