Dallas Public Library

Mexico's crucial century, 1810-1910, an introduction, Colin M. MacLachlan & William H. Beezley

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index

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Mexico's crucial century, 1810-1910

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Colin M. MacLachlan & William H. Beezley

The Mexican experience

an introduction

"After Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, it began the work of forging its identity as an independent nation, a process that would endure throughout the crucial nineteenth century. A weakened Mexico faced American territorial ambitions and economic pressure, and the U.S.-Mexican War threatened the fledgling nation's survival. In 1876 Porfirio Díaz became president of Mexico, bringing political stability to the troubled nation. Although Díaz initiated long-delayed economic development and laid the foundation of modern Mexico, his government was an oligarchy created at the expense of most MexicansThis accessible account guides the reader through a pivotal time in Mexican history, including such critical episodes as the reign of Santa Anna, the U.S.-Mexican War, and the Porfiriato. Colin M. MacLachlan and William H. Beezley recount how the century between Mexico's independence and the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution had a lasting impact on the course of the nation's history."--Pub. desc

Introduction : the national trauma -- Spain and its empire in crisis -- Santa Anna's era -- Liberalism, reform, and Napoleon III -- The restored republic -- Constructing the Porfiriato -- The socioeconomic pyramid -- Soft diplomacy -- Fatal vulnerabilities -- Conclusion : a crucial century assessed