Why did Mexico want independence from Spain in the 1800's? *please answer*?

Answer 1

Because the descendants of the Spanish who settled in Mexico ("criollos") were tired of being second-fiddle to the people born in Spain. In a sense, it was the same feeling as "taxation without representation", although with a little twist.

The criollos considered themselves to have the same rights as the Spanish and saw with increasingly bad eyes that the Crown didn't take them into consideration (the Borbon kings, unlike the Hapsburgs, started a heavy centralization of the Spanish Empire in an attempt to control its corruption). Now, we are talking about a small percentage of the population, and the criollos were looking for their interests and not for those who were mixed heritage ("mestizos") or the native americans.

Now, while some criollos were looking to the establishment of a state like the USA, the majority were really a group of conservative folks who saw the Napoleonic invasion of Spain as the excuse to establish a new monarchy with the now-deposed true King of Spain. They were not looking forward to getting administrators set up by Bonapartists or the Spanish Republic that was resisting in the city of Cadiz the French Invasion. Both were seen as corrupt, too "liberal" and anticatholic enough for criollo tastes.

The first group of rebels, (Hidalgo, Allende, etc....) initially used the Catholic Religion and the King of Spain as their rallying flag. They eventually became an anarchic resitance group which was wiped out for the horrible massacres in cities like Guanajuato.

The second group of rebels were the true "Republicans" (leaded by Morelos). They started a rather succesful insurrection that sparked rebellion in southern Mexico. Most of their leaders were eventually captured and killed, while some kept a guerrilla warfare for years. Interwined with this group were republicans sent by the British Empire who was trying to set a friendly nation in the Americas. After Morelos and Mina were killed, the group lost force, being their most significant leader a guy named Guerrero (a future President of Mexico).

No comes the twist. The last and successful group of rebels were the LOYALIST themselves, who preferred to establish a monarchy rather than accept the republican reforms the Spanish monarch was forced to accept in Cadiz. They allied with the republican rebels, declared independence and first attempted a monarchy. But the republicans were stronger after Spanish forces recognized Mexican indepence. They overthrew the first Emperor of Mexico and then established the First Republic in the mold of the USA.

Answer 2

It did not start as an Independence War. At first they wanted the king to be reinstalled. France had invaded Spain and the King was being held prisoner. The first writings were to have their king back again.
After that it was mainly for a group of people (Criollo) to be able to reach power. The high ranking officials had to be born in Spain. So those who were sons of Spaniards but born here (Criollo) wanted some power too.

Answer 3

Christianity. playstation ... bearing directly to the denomination, i replaced into instructed to assert Baptist. regardless of the undeniable fact that, after some or plenty questioning, I chosen to no longer %. a undeniable denomination because of the fact this in basic terms leads to properganda against different denominations. i've got additionally found out that I judged different denominations because of the fact they weren't on my "team," something that i do no longer opt to do. i've got requested God to help me get rid of judgment, and that i've got faith that no longer having a denomination for me is extra effective than to have one and think of of yet another in a undesirable way. yet once I had to %. one, then Baptist.

Answer 4

mexico should not have broken apart from spain. Just look at them now! all you hear in the news is murder, rape, economy failure and who can forget the corrupt government. Mexico would be better off on Spain rule.

Answer 5

The same reason any country wants Independence...

They don't want to pay taxes to a foreign figure head that does not provide them with anything other then the "privilege" of being under there "protection"

Answer 6

Because the Spanish conquistadors invaded mexico and south america and brutally slaughtered a lot of the people there and stole a lot of their gold. They also forced Christianity upon them.

Answer 7

Maybe it's good

Answer 8

I was wondering the same thing myself yesterday

Answer 9

The felt that they were opressed and that they could rule themselves.