Miguel BarragánMiguel Francisco Barragán Andrade (8 March 1789 – 1 March 1836) He was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as interim president of Mexico from 1835 to 1836. He had previously served as Governor of Veracruz, and gained national fame for the capture of the Fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in 1824, through which Spanish military presence was finally expelled from Mexico.Battle of Zacatecas (1835)Belligerents Centralist Government Zacatecan rebelsCommanders and leadersAntonio López de Santa AnnaFrancisco García SalinasStrength 3,400 men 3,000 menCasualties and losses 100 dead captured or scattered 250 dead, 2,723 capturedThe Battle of Zacatecas in 1835 took place on 11 May 1835 in the immediate vicinity of the capital city in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, between elements of the federal army under the command of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna and elements of the rebel army, which was commanded by General Francisco García Salinas during the Rebellion in Zacatecas of 1835.1824 Constitution of MexicoThe Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824 (Spanish: Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824) was the first constitution of Mexico, enacted on October 4 of 1824, inaugurating the First Mexican Republic. BackgroundDuring the Mexican War of Independence, the liberal dominated Spanish Cortes of Cádiz had included representatives from the colonies, and taken into account many of the colonial grievances which were leading to independence.
Francisco García SalinasFrancisco García Salinas (20 November 1786 – 2 December 1841), known as "Tata Pachito" was born in Jerez, Zacatecas, New Spain. He was a Mexican politician, Deputy and Senator, noted for his participation in the Second Mexican Constituent Congress. He was Minister of Finance (1827–1828) and Governor of Zacatecas, where he promoted important reforms. Early lifeHe was born on a country estate called 'the Labour of St. Gertrude' in the town of Jerez de García Salinas.
ZacatecasZacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas. It is located in north-central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Durango to the west, Coahuila to the north, Nuevo León to the northeast, San Luis Potosí to the east, Guanajuato to the southeast, Jalisco and Aguascalientes to the south, and Nayarit to the southwest.
Siete LeyesLas Siete Leyes (Spanish:, or Seven Laws was a constitution that fundamentally altered the organizational structure of Mexico, away from the federal structure established by the Constitution of 1824, thus ending the First Mexican Republic and creating a unitary republic, the Centralist Republic of Mexico. Formalized under PresidentAntonio López de Santa Anna on 15 December 1835, they were enacted in 1836.Revolts against the Centralist Republic of MexicoBelligerentsCentralist Republic of MexicoMexican rebel states:Republic of TexasZacatecasTabascoAlta CaliforniaCantón de Nuevo MéxicoRepublic of the Rio GrandeRepublic of YucatanCommanders and leadersAntonio Lopez de Santa AnnaFrancisco García SalinasSam HoustonJuan Bautista AlvaradoJesús de CárdenasAntonio Canales RosilloMiguel BarbachanoSantiago MéndezRevolts against the Centralist Republic of Mexico proliferated after the fall of the First Mexican Republic in 1835, and would continue to agitate the Centralist Republic through its entire existence, until succeeding and having the Constitution of 1824 finally restored in 1846.
AguascalientesAguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the federated entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of 1,950 m (6,400 ft) above sea level it is predominantly of semi-arid climate (Bhs and Bhk). The state is located in the northern part of the Bajío region, which is in the north-central part of the country, bordered by Zacatecas to the north, east and west, and by Jalisco to the south.
Antonio López de Santa AnnaAntonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), often known as Santa Anna, was a Mexican general, politician, and caudillo who served as the eighth president of Mexico on multiple occasions between 1833 and 1855.
Centralist Republic of MexicoThe Centralist Republic of Mexico (Spanish: República Centralista de México), or in the anglophone scholarship, the Central Republic, officially the Mexican Republic (Spanish: República Mexicana), was a unitary political regime established in Mexico on 23 October 1835, under a new constitution known as the Siete Leyes (lit. 'seven laws') after conservatives repealed the federalist Constitution of 1824 and ended the First Mexican Republic.
Plan of Veracruz (1832)In the history of Mexico, the Plan of Veracruz was a proclamation released on January 2, 1832, by the military garrison of Veracruz. The initial goal was simply to remove unpopular ministers from the cabinet of President Anastasio Bustamante, but later expanded into a year-long civil war within the First Mexican Republic that ended with the ousting of Bustamente and the recognition of Manuel Gómez Pedraza as president.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.