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Document Type
Video
Abstract
Like patriots in the United States, Mexican rebels initially sought local autonomy rather than independence. After two priests initiated regional insurrections, the war for independence often became local conflicts rather than a movement for national liberation. This became particularly evident when upper class forces battled Hidalgo and Morelos, who attempted to use the insurrection to obtain redress of socioeconomic problems. Eventually the criollo determination to control Mexico triumphed when the unheralded Iturbide provided the formula for consensus with his brilliant Plan de Iguala.
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | History | Latin American History
Publication Date
9-14-2011
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Richmond, Douglas W., "The Mexican Struggle for Independence from Spain, 1810-1821" (2011). Focus on Faculty Lectures. 19.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/utalibraries_digitalprojects_focusonfaculty/19