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Mexico
 
[Spanish War Ensign (1785-1931)]
                   to 24 Feb 1821
 
 
[Standard of the Hidalgo Revolt]
        16 Sep 1810 - 19 Mar 1811
             Hidalgo Revolt Banner
     
[Mexico 1812-1815 Morelos revolt flag]
          19 Aug 1812 - 14 Jul 1815
                 Morelos Revolt Flag
 
[Mexico 14 Jul 1815 - 1817 revolt flag]
                        14 Jul 1815 - 1817
                              Revolt Flag
 
[Mexico 1821 Flag of the Ejército Trigarante Three Guarantees]
       24 Feb 1821 - 1 Nov 1821 (unofficial)
          "Flag of  the Three Guarantees"
 
[Mexican Empire (First Empire) flag 1821-1823]
                 2 Nov 1821 - 14 Apr 1823
 
 
[1823-1864/1823-1880 Mexican National Flag]
                14 Apr 1823 - 18 Jun 1864;
         18 Jun 1864 - 15 Jul 1867 (in rebellion);
                 15 Jul 1867 - 31 Dec 1880
 
[1864/1865-1867 Mexican Imperial National Flag]
                    18 Jun 1864  - 15 Jul 1867
 
 
 
[1823 National Mexican Flag, official varinat used in 1881-1899]
             1 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1898
 
 
 
[1823-National Flag, official variant used in 1899-1916]
              1 Jan 1899 - 30 Sep 1916
 
[Mexico National Flag 1917-1918]
              1 Oct 1916 - 22 Aug 1918
 
[Flag of Mexico 1918-1934]
                22 Aug 1918 -  5 Feb 1934
 
[1823-National flag, official variant used in 1934-1968]
             5 Feb 1934 - 15 Sep 1968
 
[Bandera Nacional (National Flag of Mexico)]
                   Adopted 16 Sep 1968
 

Map of Mexico
Hear National Anthem
"Mexicanos, al grito de guerra"
(Mexicans, to the War Cry)
Text of National Anthem
Adopted 15 Sep 1854 
Constitution
(5 Feb 1917)
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1824 Constitution
Capital: Mexico City
(Ciudad de México)
Currency: Mexican Peso
(MXN) 
National Holiday: 16 Sep (1810)
Independence Day
Population: 108,700,891 (2006)
GDP: $1.134 trillion (2006)
Exports: $248.8 billion (2006)
Imports: $253.1 billion (2006)
Ethnic groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 64.3%,
Amerindian
18% (of which detribalized 10.5%), Mexican
 white 15%,
Arab 1%, Mexican black 05.%,
Spaniard 0.3%,
US white 0.2%, other 0.7% (2000)
Total Armed Forces: 192,770 (2003)
Merchant marine: 56 ships (2006)
Religions: Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3%
 (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%,
other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%,
none 3.1%
(2000)
International Organizations/Treaties: APEC, APM, BCIE (nonregional), BIS, BTWC, CAN (observer), Caricom (observer), CDB, CE (observer), CSN (observer), CTBT, EBRD, FAO, G-3, G-6, G-15, G-24, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, LAES, LAIA, LU, Mercosur (observer), NAFTA, NAM (observer), NEA, NPT, NTBT, OAS, OECD, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC (observer), PCA, RG, SEGIB, SICA (observer), UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Mexico Index
Chronology

1372                       Aztec Empire in central Mexico.
 8 Nov 1519                Hernan Cortes enters Mexico City.
31 Aug 1521                Spanish colony of New Spain (Nueva España)
                             (Mexico, Yucatan, Chiapas, Costa Rica,
                             Cuba, Santo Domingo, El Salvador, Guatemala,
                             Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela [to 1739] and
                             the modern U.S. states of Arizona, California,
                             Colorado, Florida [to 1763], New Mexico, 
                             Texas, Nevada and Utah).
1529                       Audiencia established at Mexico City.
11 May 1535                Viceroyalty of New Spain
16 Sep 1810 - 19 Mar 1811  Independence revolt led by Hidalgo.
 6 Nov 1813                Independence of "Northern America" declared by
                             the Congress of Anáhuac (insurrection against 
                             Spain).
24 Oct 1814                Constitution of Mexican America promulgated.
15 Dec 1815                Insurrection extinguished.
28 Sep 1821                Independence (Mexican Empire).
29 Mar 1823                Mexico
Mar 1823/1824              Central America independent (see Guatemala).
31 May 1841 - 17 Aug 1848  Yucatan declares independence (re-incorporated
                             15 Dec 1843 - 1 Jan 1846).
10 Oct 1824                United Mexican States
 2 Mar 1836                Texas independent.
 1 Jan 1837                Mexican Republic
17 Jan 1840 -  6 Nov 1840  Attempted secession by Coahuila, Nuevo León and
                             Tamaulipas as "Republic of the Rio Grande"
22 Aug 1846                United Mexican States 
14 Sep 1847 -  1 Aug 1848  Northern and central Mexico occupied by the
                             United States during Mexican-American War.
 2 Feb 1848                Mexican cession territories ([Upper] California,
                             Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah)
                             ceded to U.S.
20 Apr 1853                Mexican Republic
16 Sep 1857                United Mexican States (restored).
31 May 1863                Foreign intervention.
22 Jun 1863                Mexico
11 Jul 1863                Mexican Empire (under French occupation).
15 May 1867                United Mexican States (restored).

Mexico
(since 1810)
States
A-L and M-Z
Provinces
to 1822
New Spain
(1521-1821)
Chiapas
(1821-1824)
Republic of
Rio Grande
(1840)
Yucatan
(1821-24, 1841-48)
Map of Mexican
Revolution
(1910-1920)
 
 
 

New Spain

Governors and Captains-general
1521 - 1524                Hernán Cortés, 
                             marqués del Valle 
1524 - 1526                Triumvirate 
1526                       Luis Ponce de León 
1526 - 1527                Marcos de Aguilar 
1526 - 1528                Alonso de Estrada
1528 - 1530                Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán
1530 - 1535                Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal
Viceroys
1535 - 1550                Antonio de Mendoza 
1550 - 1564                Luis de Velasco 
1564 - 1566                Audiencia
1566 - 1567                Gastón de Peralta, 
                             marqués de Falces 
1567 - 1568                Luis Carrillo 
                           + Alonso Muñoz 
                           (interim)
1568 - 1580                Martín Enríquez de Almansa 
1580 - 1583                Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 
                             conde de La Coruña 
1584 - 1585                Pedro Moya de Contreras, 
                             arzobispo de México (interim) 
1585 - 1590                Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga, 
                             marqués de Villamanrique 
1590 - 1595                Luis de Velasco, conde de Santiago
                             (1st time) 
 5 Oct 1595 - Sep 1603     Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Velasco, 
                             conde de Monterrey 
Sep 1603 - Jul 1607        Juan Manuel de Mendoza Manrique 
                             Hurtado y Padilla, marqués de
                             Montesclaros 
 7 Jul 1607 - 12 Jun 1611  Luis de Velasco, conde de Santiago
                             (from 1609) y marqués de Salinas
                             (2nd time)
19 Jun 1611 - Oct 1612     Francisco García Guerra,
                             arzobispo de México (interim) 
28 Oct 1612 - Sep 1621     Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Lopez
                             de las Roelas Benavides y Melgarejo, 
                             marqués de Guadalcázar 
21 Sep 1621 - Nov 1624     Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel,
                             marqués de Gelves
 3 Nov 1624 - Sep 1635     Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, 
                             marqués de Cerralvo 
16 Sep 1635 - Aug 1640     Lope Díez de Almendáriz, 
                             marqués de Cadereita 
28 Aug 1640 - Jun 1642     Diego López Pacheco Cabrera y 
                             Bobadilla, duque de Escalona
10 Jun 1642 - Oct 1642     Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, 
                             obispo de Tlaxcala (interim)
Oct 1642 - May 1648        García Sarmiento de Sotomayor Enríquez 
                             de Luna, conde de Salvatierra 
13 May 1648 - May 1650     Marcos de Torres y Rueda, 
                             obispo de Yucatán (interim) 
May 1650 - Aug 1653        Luis Enríquez de Guzmán y Coresma, 
                             marqués de Villaflor y
                             conde de Alba de Liste 
14 Aug 1653 - Sep 1660     Francisco Fernández de la Cueva,
                             duque de Alburquerque 
16 Sep 1660 - Jul 1664     Juan de Leyva y de la Cerda, 
                             marqués de de Leiva y de Ladrada
                             y conde de Baños 
Jul 1664 - Oct 1664        Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, 
                             obispo de Tlaxcala (interim)
15 Oct 1664 - Dec 1673     Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina 
                             y Salazar, marqués de Mancera 
Dec 1673                   Fadrique de Toledo y Osorio, 
                             marqués de Villafranca
                            (elected but did not serve)
 8 Dec 1673 - Dec 1673     Pedro Nuñez Colón de Portugal y 
                             Castro, duque de Veraguas y 
                             de la Vega y marqués de Jamaica
Dec 1673 - Nov 1680        Payo Enríquez de Rivera, 
                             arzobispo de México
Nov 1680 - Nov 1686        Tomás Antonio de la Cerda y Aragón,
                             conde de Paredes y marqués de 
                             la Laguna 
30 Nov 1686 - Nov 1688     Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la 
                             Vega, conde de Monclova 
Nov 1688 - Feb 1696        Gaspar de la Cerda Sandoval Silva y
                             Mendoza, conde de Galvez 
Feb 1696                   Francisco José de Villavicencio, 
                             conde de Cañete 
                            (elected but did not serve)
27 Feb 1696 - 13 Dec 1696  Juan de Ortega Montañés (1st time)    (b. 1627 - d. 1708)
                             (acting)
13 Dec 1696 -  4 Nov 1701  José Sarmiento y Valladares,          (b. 1643 - d. 1688)
                             conde de Moctezuma y de Tula
 4 Nov 1701 -  8 Dec 1702  Juan de Ortega Montañés (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 8 Dec 1702 - 15 Jan 1711  Francisco Fernández de la Cueva       (b. 16.. - d. 1733)
                             Enríquez, duque d'Albuquerque,
                             marqués de Cuéllar 
15 Jan 1711 - 16 Aug 1716  Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y       (b. c.1641 - d. 1717)
                             Silva, marqués de Valdefuentes,
                             duque de Linares 
16 Aug 1716 - 15 Oct 1722  Baltasar de Zúñiga, marqués de        (b. 1658 - d. 1727)
                             Valero, duque de Arión 
15 Oct 1722 - 17 Mar 1734  Juan de Acuña, marqués de             (b. 1657 - d. 1734)
                             Casafuerte 
17 Mar 1734 - 17 Aug 1740  Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y
                             Eguiarreta                          (b. 16.. - d. 1747)
17 Aug 1740 - 22 Aug 1741  Pedro de Castro y Figueroa,
                             marqués de Gracía Real,
                             duque de la Conquista               (d. 1741)
Aug 1741 -  3 Nov 1742     Pedro Malo de Villavicencio
                             (President of the Audiencia)
 3 Nov 1742 -  9 Jul 1746  Pedro Cebrián y Agustín, conde        (b. 1687 - d. 1752)
                             de Fuenclara 
 9 Jul 1746 - 10 Nov 1755  Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas,     (b. 1682 - d. 1768)
                             conde de Revillagigedo 
10 Nov 1755 -  5 Feb 1760  Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón,        (b. 1702 - d. 1760)
                             marqués de las Amarillas 
Feb 1760 - 28 Apr 1760     Francisco de Echévarri (acting)
28 Apr 1760 -  5 Oct 1760  Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la       (b. 1695 - d. 1777)
                             Vega Salinas y Acevedo (acting)
 6 Oct 1760 - 23 Aug 1766  Joaquín de Montserrat y Ciurana,      (b. 1700 - d. 1771)
                             marqués de Cruillas 
23 Aug 1766 - 23 Sep 1771  Carlos Francisco de Croix,            (b. 1699 - d. 1786)
                             marqués de Croix 
23 Sep 1771 -  9 Apr 1779  Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa     (b. 1717 - d. 1779)
                             Hinostrosa Lasso de la Vega 
Apr 1779 - 23 Aug 1779     Francisco Romá y Rosell
                             (President of the Audiencia)
23 Aug 1779 - 29 Apr 1783  Martín de Mayorga                     (b. 17.. - d. 1783)
29 Apr 1783 -  3 Nov 1784  Matías de Gálvez García Madrid y      (b. 1717 - d. 1784)
                             Cabrera 
Nov 1784 - 17 Jun 1785     Vicente de Herrera y Rivero
                             (President of the Audiencia)
17 Jun 1785 - 30 Nov 1786  Bernardo Vicente Polinarde de         (b. 1746 - d. 1786)
                             Gálvez y Galardo, conde de Gálvez 
Dec 1786 -  8 May 1787     Eusebio Sánchez Pareja y Beleño
                             (president of the Audiencia)
 8 May 1787 - 18 Aug 1787  Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta        (b. 1729 - d. 1800)
                             (acting)
18 Aug 1787 - 17 Oct 1789  Manuel Antonio Flores Maldonado       (b. 1723 - d. 1799)
                             Martínez de Angulo y Bodquín 
17 Oct 1789 - 12 Jul 1794  Juan Vicente de Güemes-Pacheco de     (b. 1740 - d. 1799)
                             Padilla y Horcasitas,
                             conde de Revillagigedo 
12 Jul 1794 - 31 May 1798  Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca
                             y Branciforte, marqués de 
                             Branciforte
31 May 1798 - 30 Apr 1800  Miguel José de Azanza                 (b. 1746 - d. 1826)
30 Apr 1800 -  4 Jan 1803  Félix Berenguer de Marquina           (b. 1738 - d. 1826)
 4 Jan 1803 - 16 Sep 1808  José de Iturrigaray y Aréstegui       (b. 1742 - d. 1815)
16 Sep 1808 - 19 Jun 1809  Pedro de Garibay                      (b. 1727 - d. 1815)
19 Jun 1809 -  8 May 1810  Francisco Javier de Lizana y          (b. 1750 - d. 1811)
                             Beaumont, Arzobispo de México
 8 May 1810 - 14 Sep 1810  Pedro Catani 
                             (President of the Audiencia)
14 Sep 1810 -  4 Mar 1813  Francisco Javier Venegas de Saavedra, (b. 1760 - d. 1838)
                             marqués de la Reunión de Nueva España
 4 Mar 1813 - 20 Sep 1816  Félix María Calleja del Rey,          (b. 1753 - d. 1828)
                             conde de Calderón
20 Sep 1816 -  6 Jul 1821  Juan Ruíz de Apodaca y Eliza López    (b. 1754 - d. 1835)
                             de Letona y Lasquetty, conde de 
                             Venadito
 6 Jul 1821 - 30 Jul 1821  Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y
                             Sicardo (acting)
30 Jul 1821 - 28 Sep 1821  Juan O'Donojú                         (b. 1762 - d. 1821)


Mexico

Generalissimo of the American Armies 
16 Sep 1810 - 19 Mar 1811  Miguel Gregorio Antonio Hidalgo y  (b. 1753 - d. 1811)
                             Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y
                             Villanenor 
Supreme Governing Junta of America (or Supreme Junta of the Nation) 
19 Aug 1811 - 15 Sep 1813  Ignacio López Rayón                (b. 1733 - d. 1832)
Generalissimo of the North American Armies in charge of the Executive
(from Jan 1814, Executive Power)
15 Sep 1813 - 14 Mar 1814  José María Telco Morelos y Pavón   (b. 1765 - d. 1815)
14 Mar 1814 - 24 Oct 1814  The Mexican Congress
Presidents of the Supreme Mexican Government
24 Oct 1814 - 24 Feb 1815  José María Liceaga                 (b. 1780? - d. 1818)
24 Feb 1815 -  5 Nov 1815  José María Telco Morelos y Pavón   (s.a.)
 5 Nov 1813 - 13 Nov 1813  Vacant
13 Nov 1815 - 15 Dec 1815  Ignacio Alas                       (b. 1780 - d. 1843)
15 Dec 1815 - 1817         Executive Commission 
                           - Manuel de Mier y Terán 
                           - Ignacio Alas                     (s.a.)
                           - Antonio Cumplido
                           (did not function)
President of the Provisional Governing Junta
24 Aug 1821 - 28 Sep 1821  Agustín de Iturbide y Arámburu     (b. 1783 - d. 1824)  Mil
President of the Regency of the Empire
28 Sep 1821 - 21 May 1822  Agustín de Iturbide y Arámburu     (s.a.)               Mil/Con
Emperor¹
21 May 1822 - 29 Mar 1823  Agustín I                          (s.a.)
President of the Constituent Congress
29 Mar 1823 - 31 Mar 1823  José Mariano Marín                 (b. 1782 - d. 1863)  Cen
Presidents of the Supreme Executive Power
31 Mar 1823 - 30 Apr 1823  Pedro Celestino Negrete            (b. 1777 - d. 1846)  Con
 1 May 1823 - 31 May 1823  José Mariano de Michelena          (b. 1772 - d. 1852)  Lib
                             (1st time)
 1 Jun 1823 - 30 Jun 1823  Nicolás Bravo Rueda (1st time)     (b. 1786 - d. 1854)  Lib
 1 Jul 1823 - 31 Jul 1823  José Mariano de Michelena          (s.a.)               Lib
                             (2nd time)
 1 Aug 1823 - 31 Aug 1823  José Miguel Domínguez Alemán       (b. 1756 - d. 1830) 
                             (1st time) 
 1 Sep 1823 - 30 Sep 1823  Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña     (b. 1783 - d. 1831)  Lib
                             (1st time) 
 1 Oct 1823 - 31 Oct 1823  José Mariano de Michelena          (s.a.)               Lib
                             (3rd time)
 1 Nov 1823 - 30 Nov 1823  José Miguel Domínguez Alemán       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 1 Dec 1823 -  8 Dec 1823  Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña     (s.a.)               Lib 
                             (2nd time)
 8 Dec 1823 - 31 Dec 1823  José Miguel Domínguez Alemán       (s.a.) 
                             (3rd time)
 1 Jan 1824 - 31 Jan 1824  José Mariano de Michelena          (s.a.)               Lib
                             (4th time)
 1 Feb 1824 - 29 Feb 1824  José Miguel Domínguez Alemán       (s.a.) 
                             (4th time)
 1 Mar 1824 - 31 Mar 1824  Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña     (s.a.)               Lib 
                             (3rd time)
 1 Apr 1824 - 30 Apr 1824  Nicolás Bravo Rueda (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Lib
 1 May 1824 - 31 May 1824  José Miguel Domínguez Alemán       (s.a.) 
                             (5th time)
 1 Jun 1824 - 30 Jun 1824  Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña     (s.a.)               Lib 
                             (4th time)
 1 Jul 1824 - 31 Jul 1824  Guadalupe Victoria (1st time)      (b. 1786 - d. 1843)  Lib
                             (Manuel Félix Fernández) 
 1 Aug 1824 - 31 Aug 1824  Nicolás Bravo Rueda (3rd time)     (s.a.)               Lib
 1 Sep 1824 - 30 Sep 1824  José Miguel Domínguez Alemán       (s.a.) 
                             (6th time)
 1 Oct 1824 - 10 Oct 1824  Guadalupe Victoria (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Lib
Presidents
10 Oct 1824 -  1 Apr 1829  Guadalupe Victoria                 (s.a.)               Lib
 1 Apr 1829 - 17 Dec 1829  Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña     (s.a.)               Lib 
17 Dec 1829 - 23 Dec 1829  José María Bocanegra (interim)     (b. 1787 - d. 1862)  Lib
23 Dec 1829 -  1 Jan 1830  Pedro Vélez                        (b. 1787 - d. 1848)  Lib
                           + Lucas Ignacio de Paula Alamán y  (b. 1792 - d. 1853)  Con
                              Escalada 
                           + Luis de Quintanar Soto Bocanegra (b. 1772 - d. 1837)
                              y Ruiz 
                           (acting)
 1 Jan 1830 - 14 Aug 1832  Anastasio Bustamante y Osegera     (b. 1780 - d. 1853)  Con
                             (1st time)(acting)
14 Aug 1832 - 24 Dec 1832  Melchor Eca y Múzquiz (interim)    (b. 1790 - d. 1844)
24 Dec 1832 -  1 Apr 1833  Manuel Gómez Pedraza y Rodríguez   (b. 1789 - d. 1851)  Mod
 1 Apr 1833 - 16 May 1833  Valentín Gómez Farías (1st time)   (b. 1781 - d. 1858)  Lib
                             (acting)
16 May 1833 - 27 Feb 1837  Antonio López de Santa Anna y      (b. 1794 - d. 1876)  Con
                             Pérez de Lebrón (1st time)
27 Feb 1837 - 19 Apr 1837  Justo José Corro (interim)         (b. 1794 - d. 1864)  Lib?
19 Apr 1837 - 10 Oct 1841  Anastasio Bustamante y Osegera     (s.a.)               Con
                             (2nd time) 
10 Oct 1841 -  1 Feb 1844  Antonio López de Santa y Pérez     (s.a.)               Con 
                             de Lebrón Anna (2nd time)
                             (provisional) 
 1 Feb 1844 -  4 Jun 1844  José Valentín Raimundo Canalizo    (b. 1794 - d. 1850)  Lib
                             Bocadillo
 4 Jun 1844 - 17 Dec 1844  Antonio López de Santa y Pérez     (s.a.)               Con
                             de Lebrón Anna (3rd time) 
                             (removed de facto 6 Dec 1844)
 7 Dec 1844 - 30 Dec 1845  José Joaquín Antonio Florencio de  (b. 1792 - d. 1854)  Lib
                             Herrera y Ricardos (1st time)
                             (interim to 16 Sep 1845)
30 Dec 1845 -  2 Jan 1846  Gabriel Valencia (interim)         (b. 1799 - d. 1848)
 2 Jan 1846 -  4 Aug 1846  Mariano José Joaquín Agustín       (b. 1797 - d. 1849)  Fed
                             Paredes y Arrillaga 
                            (General-in-Chief to 4 Jan 1846, then interim)
 5 Aug 1846 - 24 Dec 1846  José Mariano de Salas (acting)     (b. 1797 - d. 1867)  Fed
                             (1st time)
24 Dec 1846 - 21 Mar 1847  Valentín Gómez Farías (2nd time)   (s.a.)               Lib
                             (acting)
21 Mar 1847 - 16 Sep 1847  Antonio López de Santa Anna y      (s.a.)               Con 
                             Pérez de Lebrón (4th time)(interim) 
15 May 1847 -  1 Aug 1848  Winfield Scott -Military governor  (b. 1786 - d. 1866)  Mil
                             (commander U.S. forces in central Mexico)
16 Sep 1847 - 13 Nov 1847  José Manuel de la Peña y Peña      (b. 1789 - d. 1850)  Con
                             (1st time) (interim) 
13 Nov 1847 -  8 Jan 1848  Pedro María de Anaya y de Álvarez  (b. 1794 - d. 1854)  Lib?
                             (interim) 
 8 Jan 1848 -  3 Jun 1848  José Manuel de la Peña y Peña      (s.a.)               Con
                             (2nd time)(provisional to 15 May 1848, then interim)
 3 Jun 1848 - 15 Jan 1851  José Joaquín Antonio Florencio de  (s.a.)               Lib
                             Herrera y Ricardos (2nd time) 
15 Jan 1851 -  6 Jan 1853  Mariano Arista Luna                (b. 1802 - d. 1855)  Mod
 6 Jan 1853 -  8 Feb 1853  Juan Bautista Ceballos (interim)   (b. 1811 - d. 1859)  Lib
 8 Feb 1853 - 20 Apr 1853  Manuel Apolinario José María       (b. 1802 - d. 1853)  Lib
                             Ignacio Lombardini de la Torre
                             (acting) 
20 Apr 1853 - 12 Aug 1855  Antonio López de Santa Anna y      (s.a.)               Con
                             Pérez de Lebrón (5th time) 
13 Aug 1855 - 15 Aug 1855  Rómulo Díaz de la Vega (1st time)  (b. 1804 - d. 1877)  Mil/Con
                             (Division General-in-Chief of the Forces of District of Mexico)
15 Aug 1855 - 12 Sep 1855  Martín Carrera Sabat (interim)     (b. 1806 - d. 1871)  L-Mod
12 Sep 1855 - 15 Nov 1855  Rómulo Díaz de la Vega (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Mil/Con
                            (Governor of District of Mexico and Commander-in-Chief)
 4 Oct 1855 - 15 Sep 1856  Juan Álvarez                       (b. 1790 - d. 1867)  Lib-R
                            (interim; in rebellion as General-in-Chief 
                             from 14 Mar 1855)
15 Sep 1856 - 21 Jan 1858  Ignacio Gregorio Comonfort de los  (b. 1812 - d. 1863)  Lib
                             Ríos (substitute to 1 Dec 1857; 
                             provisional from 19 Dec 1857)
19 Jan 1858 - 15 May 1867  Benito Pablo Juárez García         (b. 1806 - d. 1872)  Lib
                             (in opposition to 15 May 1867; 
                             abanons Mexico City on 31 May 1863)
21 Jan 1858 - 23 Dec 1858  Félix María Zuloaga Trillo         (b. 1813 - d. 1898)  Mil/Con
                             (1st time) (General-in-Chief to 23 Jan 1858; then interim)
23 Dec 1858 - 21 Jan 1859  Manuel Robles Pezuela (acting)     (b. 1817 - d. 1862)  Con
21 Jan 1859 - 23 Jan 1859  José Mariano de Salas (acting)     (s.a.)               Con
                             (2nd time) 
23 Jan 1859                Miguel Gregorio de la Luz          (b. 1831 - d. 1867)  Con
                             Atenógenes Miramón y Tarelo 
                             (1st time) (interim)
23 Jan 1859 - 13 Aug 1860  Félix María Zuloaga Trillo         (s.a.)               Con
                             (2nd time) (acting)
13 Aug 1860 - 15 Aug 1860  José Ignacio Pavón (acting)        (b. 1791 - d. 1866)  Con
15 Aug 1860 - 24 Dec 1860  Miguel Gregorio de la Luz          (s.a.)               Con
                             Atenógenes Miramón y Tarelo 
                             (2nd time)
28 Dec 1860 - 23 Mar 1862  Félix María Zuloaga Trillo         (s.a.)               Con
                             (3rd time) 
21 Apr 1862 - 12 Jan 1863  Juan Nepomuceno Almonte            (b. 1803 - d. 1869)  Con
                             (Supreme Chief of the Nation)
22 Jun 1863 - 25 Jun 1863  Teodosio Lares                     (b. 1806 - d. 1870)  Con
                             (President of the Superior Governing Junta)
25 Jun 1863 - 20 May 1864  Supreme Provisional Executive Power 
                              (from 11 Jul 1863, Regency)
                           - Juan Nepomuceno Almonte          (s.a.)               Con
                           - Juan Bautista de Ormaechea y     (b. 1812 - d. 1884)  Con
                               Ernaíz (to 19 Oct 1863)
                           - Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y   (b. 1816 - d. 1891)  Con
                               Dávalos, Arzobispo de México
                               (19 Oct - 18 Nov 1863)
                           - José Mariano de Salas            (s.a.)               Con
Emperor¹
10 Apr 1864 - 15 May 1867  Maximiliano I                      (b. 1832 - d. 1867)
                            (Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Josef von Habsburg;
                             in Querétaro from 13 Feb 1867) 
Lieutenants of the Emperor
20 Apr 1864 - 12 Jun 1864  Juan Nepomuceno Almonte            (s.a.)               Con
19 Mar 1867 - 15 May 1867  Leonardo Teófilo Guadalupe Ignacio (b. 1820 - d. 1913)  Con
                             Márquez Araujo
Presidents 
15 May 1867 - 18 Jul 1872  Benito Pablo Juárez García         (s.a.)               Lib
                            (in opposition from 19 Jan 1858 [interim to 11 Jun 1861])
19 Jul 1872 - 21 Nov 1876  Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral (b. 1825 - d. 1889)  Lib
                            (interim to 30 Nov 1872)
21 Nov 1876 - 23 Nov 1876  José María Iglesias Inzaurraga     (b. 1823 - d. 1891)  Lib
                            (interim; with this title in revolt 
                             from 28 Oct 1876 and to 17 Jan 1877)
23 Nov 1876 - 30 Nov 1880  José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz      (b. 1830 - d. 1915)  Con
                             Mori (1st time)(Chief of Armed Forces to 28 Nov 1876;
                             interim president 28 Nov 1876 - 5 May 1877)
 1 Dec 1880 - 30 Nov 1884  Manuel del Refugio González Flores (b. 1833 - d. 1893)  Lib
 1 Dec 1884 - 25 May 1911  José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz      (s.a.)               Con
                             Mori (2nd time) 
25 May 1911 -  6 Nov 1911  Francisco León de la Barra y       (b. 1863 - d. 1939)  Con
                             Quijano (interim)
 6 Nov 1911 - 19 Feb 1913  Francisco Indalécio Madero         (b. 1873 - d. 1913)  PCP
                             González 
 6 Nov 1911 - 19 Feb 1913  Pascual Orozco                     (b. 1882 - d. 1915)  PNA
                             (pretender in opposition; in Chihuahua) 
15 Feb 1913  (hours)       Emilio Vázquez Gomez                                    PNA
                             (pretender, in opposition)
19 Feb 1913  (hours)       Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada   (b. 1858 - d. 1952)  PCP
                             Manuel María Lascuraín Paredes 
                             (interim)
19 Feb 1913 - 15 Jul 1914  José Victoriano Huerta Márquez     (b. 1854 - d. 1916)  PC
                             (interim)
19 Feb 1913 - 15 Jul 1914  Venustiano Carranza de la Garza    (b. 1859 - d. 1920)  PNA
                             (pretender, in opposition; in Coahuila and Sonora)
15 Jul 1914 - 13 Aug 1914  Francisco Sebastián Carvajal y     (b. 1870 - d. 1932)  PC
                             Gual (interim)
20 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1914  Venustiano Carranza de la Garza    (s.a.)               PNA
                            (1st time)(first chief of the Constitutionalist
                             Army in charge of the executive power)
30 Sep 1914 - 1920         Francisco "Pancho" Villa           (b. 1878 - d. 1923)  Mil/Conv
                             (in rebellion; in Chihuahua)
31 Oct 1914 -  6 Nov 1914  Antonio I. Villarreal González     (b. 1879 - d. 1944)  Lib
                             (president of Revolutionary Convention)
Nov 1914 - 1919            Emiliano Zapata                    (b. 1879 - d. 1919)  Mil/Conv
                             (in rebellion; in Morelos)
 6 Nov 1914 - 16 Jan 1915  Eulalio Martín Gutiérrez Ortiz     (b. 1881 - d. 1939)  Conv
                             (provisional; continued in rebellion to 2 Jun 1915)
16 Jan 1915 - 10 Jun 1915  Roque González Garza (acting)      (b. 1885 - d. 1962)  Conv
                             (loyal to Zapata)
10 Jun 1915 - 10 Oct 1915  Francisco Jerónimo de Jesús Lagos  (b. 1878 - d. 1932)  Conv
                             Cházaro Mortero (acting) 
Oct 1915 -  7 May 1920     Venustiano Carranza de la Garza    (s.a.)               L-Mod
                             (2nd time)(revolutionary commander to 1 May 1917)
 7 May 1920 - 30 Nov 1920  Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor  (b. 1881 - d. 1955)  PNA/PLC 
                             (revolutionary commander to 1 Jun 1920,
                             then interim president)
 1 Dec 1920 - 30 Nov 1924  Álvaro Obregón Salido              (b. 1880 - d. 1928)  PLC
 1 Dec 1924 - 30 Nov 1928  Plutarco Elías Calles              (b. 1877 - d. 1945)  PNR
 1 Dec 1928 -  5 Feb 1930  Emilio Cándido Portes Gil          (b. 1891 - d. 1978)  PNR
                             (provisional)
 5 Feb 1930 -  4 Sep 1932  Pascual Ortiz Rubio                (b. 1877 - d. 1963)  PNR
 4 Sep 1932 - 30 Nov 1934  Abelardo Luján Rodríguez           (b. 1889 - d. 1969)  PNR 
                             (substitute)
 1 Dec 1934 - 30 Nov 1940  Lázaro Cárdenas del Río            (b. 1895 - d. 1970)  PNR/PRM
 1 Dec 1940 - 30 Nov 1946  Manuel Ávila Camacho               (b. 1897 - d. 1955)  PRM/PRI
 1 Dec 1946 - 30 Nov 1952  Miguel Alemán Váldez               (b. 1900 - d. 1983)  PRI
 1 Dec 1952 - 30 Nov 1958  Adolfo Ruiz Cortines               (b. 1891 - d. 1973)  PRI
 1 Dec 1958 - 30 Nov 1964  Adolfo López Mateos                (b. 1910 - d. 1969)  PRI
 1 Dec 1964 - 30 Nov 1970  Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños Cacho   (b. 1911 - d. 1979)  PRI
 1 Dec 1970 - 30 Nov 1976  Luis Echeverría Álvarez            (b. 1922)            PRI
 1 Dec 1976 - 30 Nov 1982  José López Portillo y Pacheco      (b. 1920 - d. 2004)  PRI
 1 Dec 1982 - 30 Nov 1988  Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado        (b. 1934)            PRI
 1 Dec 1988 - 30 Nov 1994  Carlos Salinas de Gortari          (b. 1948)            PRI
 1 Dec 1994 - 30 Nov 2000  Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León      (b. 1951)            PRI
 1 Dec 2000 - 30 Nov 2006  Vicente Fox Quesada                (b. 1942)            PAN 
 1 Dec 2006 -              Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa  (b. 1962)            PAN

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
13 Jun 1864 -  6 Oct 1866  José María de la Asunción Juan     (b. 1809 - d. 1869)  Con
                             Nepomuceno de Lacunza y Blengua
 6 Oct 1866 - 19 Mar 1867  Teodosio Lares                     (s.a.)               Con
19 Mar 1867 - 15 May 1867  Santiago Vidaurri Valdez           (b. 1808 - d. 1867)  Imp
15 May 1867                Post abolished
 

French Military Commanders
 5 Mar 1862 -  1 Oct 1862  Charles-Ferdinand Latrille,        (b. 1814 - d. 1892)
                             comte de Lorencez 
 1 Oct 1862 -  1 Oct 1863  Elié-Frédéric Forey                (b. 1804 - d. 1872) 
 1 Oct 1864 - 12 Mar 1867  François-Achille Bazaine           (b. 1811 - d. 1888)

 ¹Full style of the ruler was:
(a) 21 May 1822 - 29 Mar 1823: por la divina providencia y por el Congreso de la Nación, primer emperador constitucional de México ("by divine providence and by the Congress of the Nation, First Constitutional Emperor of Mexico");
(b) 10 Apr 1864 - 15 May 1867: por la gracia del Dios y la voluntad de la gente, emperador de México ("by the grace of God and the will of the people, Emperor of Mexico").

Territorial Disputes: Abundant rainfall in recent years along much of the Mexico-US border region has ameliorated periodically strained water-sharing arrangements; the US has intensified security measures to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport, and commodities across its border with Mexico; Mexico must deal with thousands of impoverished Guatemalans and other Central Americans who cross the porous border looking for work in Mexico and the United States.

Party abbreviations: PAN = Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party, conservative);
PRI = Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party, socialist, 1929-38 National Revolutionary Party [PNR]; 1938-46 Party of the Mexican Revolution [PRM]);
Mil = Military;
- Former parties: Cen = Centralista (Centralist); Con = Partido Conservador (Conservative Party); Conv = Convencionistas (Conventionists, revolutionary generals and supporters of Zapata and Villa); Fed = Partido Federalista (Federalist Party, conservative); Imp = Imperialista (Imperialist); Lib = Partido Liberal (Liberal Party); Lib-R = Liberal Radical; L-Mod = Liberal Moderate; Mod = Partido Moderato (Moderate Party); PCP = Partido Constitucional Progressista (Constitutional Progressive Party); PC = Partido Constitucionalista (Constitutionalist Party); PLC = Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (Constitutionalist Liberal Party); PNA = Partido Nacional Antireeleccionista (National Anti-Reelection Party, anti-Porfirio Diaz)



Chiapas
[Chiapas Flag 1823-1824]
             31 Jul 1823 - 14 Sep 1824 
 
 
Map of Chiapas
Capital: San Cristóbal de
las Casas
Population: 144,100 (1850)
 
1529 - 1821                Part of the colonial Kingdom of Guatemala (see provinces 
                             of New Spain).
20 Sep 1786                Intendencia of Ciudad Real de Chiapas.
 1 Sep 1821                Chiapas declares its acceptance of Mexico's Plan de Iguala,
                             expecting Guatemala to follow.
 3 Sep 1821                Chiapas declares its independence from Spain.
26 Sep 1821                Chiapas, confronted with the declaration of independence of
                             the Kingdom of Guatemala on 15 Sep 1821, protests its inclusion
                             in the text of that declaration and the fact that it does not 
                             adhere to Mexico.
16 Jan 1822                The Regency of the Mexican Empire decrees the incorporation of
                             Chiapas.
 8 Jun 1823                Chiapas establishes a Provisional Supreme Government Junta.
 1 Jul 1823                The declaration of independence of the United Provinces of Central
                             America omits Chiapas and does not include it in the list of
                             Provinces invited to re-join.
30 Jul 1823                The United Provinces of Central America recognize the Chiapas
                             Provisional Supreme Government Junta. and declare the right of 
                             Chiapas to decide its future freely.
31 Jul 1823                The "absolute" independence of Chiapas declared.
 5 Sep 1823                General Filísola (who governed Central America originally on
                             behalf of Mexico, but later served to facilitate the transition 
                             to independence) dissolves the Junta and re-installs the Imperial
                             Diputación Provincial.
26 Oct 1823                Revolts in various parts of the Province demand independence.
31 Oct 1823                The Junta is re-installed.
26 May 1824                Mexico's Constituent Congress declares that Chiapas is free to
                             choose its future.
24 Jul 1824                The district of Soconusco declares its will to be incorporated
                             into Guatemala. It is eventually successful, but remains a source
                             of discord between Guatemala and Mexico throughout the 19th 
                             century.
14 Sep 1824                Following a referendum on either joining Federal Republic of 
                             Central America or Mexico, the government junta proclaims the 
                             definitive incorporation of Chiapas into Mexico.

Governors
1821 -  8 Jun 1823         ....
Presidents of the Provisional Supreme Government Junta
 8 Jun 1823 - 1823         Manuel de Jesús Rojas
31 Jul 1823?               Francisco Guillén
16 Dec 1823?               Carlos Castañón
26 Oct 1823 - 1824?        Luis Antonio García
1824                       Manuel Zebadua
24 Mar 1824?               José Simón Moguel
12 Sep 1824?- 14 Sep 1824  Manuel de Jesús Robles
Republic of the Rio Grande

Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande
             17 Jan 1840 - 6 Nov 1840
 
Map of Rio Grande Republic
Capital: Laredo
(Guerrero Jan 1840-Mar 1840; 
Victoria, Texas Mar-Nov 1840)
Population: N/A

 
17 Jan 1840                Federalist leaders in states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and

                             Tamaulipas declare independence from the centralist
                             government of Mexico.
 6 Nov 1840                Leaders surrender to the Mexican army. 

President
17 Jan 1840 -  6 Nov 1840  Jesús Cárdenas



Yucatan
[Yucatán Republic, later unofficial state flag]
  20 Oct 1841 - 15 Dec 1843, 1 Jan 1846 - 17 Aug 1848
Map of the Yucatán
Capital: Merida
 Constitution
(20 Oct 1841)
Population: 504,600 (1850)

 3 Sep 1821                Yucatan declares independence from Spain.
28 Sep 1821                Part of independent Mexico (1821-41, and 
                             since 1848 see Mexican states).
 2 Nov 1821                Incorporation into Mexico.
16 Mar 1841                Independence rebellion begins.
20 Oct 1841                Yucatan declares independence from Mexico.
15 Dec 1843                Re-incorporated into Mexico.
 1 Jan 1846                Independence declared.
23 Feb 1847                Re-incorporation into Mexico declared; Campeche proclaims itself
                             the "State of Yucatán" and subsequently occupies entire 
                             peninsula.
17 Aug 1848                Re-incorporated into Mexico.

Governor-Intendants
Jan 1821 - 1822            Juan María Echéverri
 9 Mar 1822 - May 1823?    Melchor Alvarez
May 1823 - 23 Aug 1823     First Junta
                            [membership unavailable]
23 Aug 1823 - 16 Sep 1823  Second Junta
                           - Raimundo Pérez
                           - Pablo de Lanz
                           - Francisco Facio
16 Sep 1823 - 23 Apr 1824  Francisco Facio
Governors
22 Aug 1840 - 11 Jun 1841  Santigao Méndez Ibarra (1st time)  (b. c.1790 - d. 18..)
11 Jun 1841 - 13 Oct 1841  Miguel Barbachano Terrazo          (b. 1806 - d. 1859)
                             (1st time)
13 Oct 1841 - 18 Aug 1842  Santigao Méndez Ibarra (2nd time)  (s.a.)
18 Aug 1842 - 14 Nov 1843  Miguel Barbachano Terrazo          (b. 1806 - d. 1859)
                             (2nd time)
14 Nov 1843 - 15 May 1844  Santiago Méndez Ibarra (3rd time)  (s.a.)
15 May 1844 -  2 Jun 1844  Miguel Barbachano Terrazo          (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
 2 Jun 1844 -  1 Jan 1846  José Tiburcio López Constante
                             (4th time)
 1 Jan 1846 - 21 Jan 1847  Miguel Barbachano Terrazo          (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
21 Jan 1847 -  3 Oct 1847  Manuel Salas Barahona
 3 Oct 1847 - 26 Mar 1848  Santiago Méndez Ibarra (4th time)  (s.a.)
26 Mar 1848 - 13 Feb 1853  Miguel Barbachano Terrazo          (s.a.)
                             (5th time)






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