Green offers a colorful acccount of the first decade of Mexican independence from Spain. He views the failed attempt to establish a strong republic and the subsequent civil war that plagued the young nation. From this first decade, two polarized factions emerged, one federalist and populist, the other attempted to keep much of the old order of authroitarianism and church power established under colonialism. The were to be called the Liberals and the Conservatives, who would vie for power over the next century.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Considerations on the Political and Social Situation of the Mexican Republic 1847
From Empire to Republic: The Story of the Struggle for Constitutional Government in Mexico (1903) is a historical account of the political and social upheaval in Mexico during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A Complete History of the Mexican War