Mexican War of Independence

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  1. 4. the ruler of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king
  2. 7. 30,000 rebels stormed the granary then slaughtered the 500 Spaniards and looted the town.
  3. 15. Miguel Hidalgo a respected Catholic priest issued a passionate rallying cry called _____________ _____ _____________.
  4. 18. Born to Spanish parents in the colony of New Spain. They had freedoms but not as much political power as the Peninsulares
  5. 19. September 16,1810
  6. 20. New Spain exports focused on mostly_______________with some gold, and later included cotton and cotton textiles, maize, cochineal and other dyestuffs,tobacco and cacao.
  7. 21. a division of society based on differences of wealth, privilege, profession, occupation, or race.
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  1. 1. In 1821, the royalist soldier, who changed sides, led troops into Mexico City taking control of the city and declaring the country's independence.
  2. 2. Signed August 24, 1821 that ended New Spain's dependence on Old Spain.
  3. 3. Under orders from the Spanish king, Cortes founded a capital city __________ ____ _________, where the Aztec capital Tenochititlan once stood.
  4. 5. First President of Mexico.
  5. 6. were not allowed to be enslaved, but labor could be forced for government or church projects as a form of taxation.
  6. 8. was witnessed by an Aztec who converted to Christianity. He claims she appeared to him four times and asked him to build a church in her name, the Virgin Mary.
  7. 9. Napoleon's brother who was assigned by Napoleon as King of Spain.
  8. 10. The land that is now Mexico fell into Spanish hands in August 1521 when Hernan Cortes and his army of conquistadors toppled the _____________empire.
  9. 11. The Aztec language of ______________was replaced by the Spanish language as the dominant form of communication, and in 1714 the King of Spain ordered the colonists to speak Spanish.
  10. 12. New Spain, what is now Mexico, was under Spanish rule for _________ _________________years.
  11. 13. Some scholars claim Our Lady of Guadalupe is an adaptation of the Aztec Goddess ___________________, or Divine Earth Mother.
  12. 14. the group at the top of the caste system of New Spain , that were Spaniards who were born in Spain. They were the ruling class.
  13. 16. to sink a ship or boat deliberately by making openings or holes in the bottom.
  14. 17. A person in the Mexican Revolution who supported the King of Spain.