The Mexican Revolution was not the first violent war in Mexico.
After Mexico’s conquest in 1521, the most powerful citizens were European, Spanish-born citizens or the peninsulares
living in the New World.
Three centuries later, in 1821,
the war for Independence (starting in 1810) ended,
freeing Mexico from New Spain. This was a war that, however, benefited mainly the criollo (Spanish-blooded upper class) minority.
A century later, in 1910, the majority of the population of Mexico were mestizos, half-indigenous and half-Spanish-blooded Mexicans, and these indigenous peoples again rose up in a violent armed struggle, the Mexican Revolution.
After Mexico’s conquest in 1521, the most powerful citizens were European, Spanish-born citizens or the peninsulares
living in the New World.
Three centuries later, in 1821,
the war for Independence (starting in 1810) ended,
freeing Mexico from New Spain. This was a war that, however, benefited mainly the criollo (Spanish-blooded upper class) minority.
A century later, in 1910, the majority of the population of Mexico were mestizos, half-indigenous and half-Spanish-blooded Mexicans, and these indigenous peoples again rose up in a violent armed struggle, the Mexican Revolution.