MEXICAN COLONIZATION VOCAB 1821 1836 New Spain 1519

MEXICAN COLONIZATION VOCAB. (1821 -1836)

New Spain 1519 - 1821 The colonial territory of the Spanish Empire in the New World

Spaniard A person who was born and raised in Spain then came to the New world.

Creoles A person who was born in Mexico, but both parents are Spaniards

Mestizos A person whose parents are a mix between Spaniard, Creoles, and/or Natives

American Revolution 1776 -1783 When the British colonies of North America successfully revolted against the British to become their own independent country

Revolution Overthrowing of a government or social order in favor of a new system by force.

Independence Free from outside control; not depending on another's authority.

Republic When a Country is ruled without a monarch; the power to elect officials belongs to the people.

Immigration The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

The rest… Not vocabulary words, but they still need to learn about them somehow.

Father Miguel Hidalgo a Mexican revolutionary priest, is considered the foremost patriot of Mexican independence Called for an end to Spanish rule when he delivered his“Grito de Dolores. ”

Battle of Medina August 18, 1813 A battle that took place during the Mexican War of Independence against the Spanish empire.

The Plan of Iguala The Plan of the Three Guarantees ("Plan Trigarante"), proclamation on 24 February 1821 The Plan stated that Mexico was to become a constitutional monarchy, whose official religion would be Roman Catholicism

The Mexican War of Independence 1810– 1821 When the Mexican territories of the New World gained independence from the Spanish empire.

Mexican federal Constitution of 1824 Enacted October 4 th, 1824 after the overthrow of the Mexican Empire of Agustin de Iturbide. � Claims main religion to be Catholic � Adopts a representative federal republic as it’s government � Supreme executive power goes to one person (the president) � Abolished Slavery

Empresario system After Mexican independence in 1821, the Mexican government contracted "empresarios" or land agents to aid the settlement of Texas. Each empresario agreed to settle a specific number of Catholic families on a defined land grant within six years

State colonization law of 1825 A law incentives for Anglo colonists to settle Texas and Coahuila. In exchange for a small fee, settlers were given up to 4, 428 acres of pasture land 177 acres of farmland.