{"id":3759,"date":"2021-09-01T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2021-09-01T14:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T18:14:54","slug":"commemorations-in-mexican-history-in-honor-of-hispanic-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/2021\/09\/commemorations-in-mexican-history-in-honor-of-hispanic-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemorations in Mexican History in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Treaty of C\u00f3rdoba & Cessation of the Mexican War of Independence<\/strong>
\nBicentennial Observance \u2013 1821
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\nOrden Hijos de America (Order of the Sons of America) & Latino Civil Rights Movement<\/strong> Centennial Observance – 1921<\/p>\n

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Introduction – Treaty of C\u00f3rdoba & Cessation of the Mexican War of Independence<\/em><\/p>\n

This year marks the two-hundredth anniversary marks the conclusion of the Mexican War for Independence (1810-1821) made official by the signing of the Treaty of C\u00f3rdoba. This particular conflict involved the occupational forces of Espa\u00f1a and the native citizenry of Mexico which included members of the Mestizos, Zambos, and Amerindian tribes along with sympathetic Mexican-raised Spaniards who rebelled against their colonial overseers. Organized by the first rebel leader Hidalgo y Costilla, a band of revolutionaries invaded the town of Guanajuato which hosted a Spanish-operated central mining center on September 15, 1810. The invasion proved successful, and this date has since become known as Mexican Independence Day. This insurgency led to further skirmishes and battles over the next decade plus which illustrated the inequity found in royal rule.<\/p>\n

There were a number of rebel setbacks as they encountered resistance from the better armed Spanish-armed colonial forces, but the Mexicans had strength in numbers featuring 80,000 troops to 14,000 for the Spaniards. By 1813 positive strides were made in terms of geographical and strategic movement when the key cities of Oaxaca and Acapulco were captured by the rebel forces. Inspired by these successes, a \u201cSolemn Act of Declaration of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America\u201d was drafted that served as an important foundation document in the historical evolution of Mexico and her independence that same year.<\/p>\n

Armed fortunes turned during the Siege of Cuautla in 1815 when the tide of conflict successes changed as governmental issues both within Mexico and abroad helped to weaken the ruling regime. Thereafter, a series of local and sporadic attacks ultimately led to victory by the native population of Mexico and the conclusion of Spanish rule altogether on August 24, 1821.<\/p>\n

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