Historia 07.june.2014 | Page 40

Liberals

1833- main goal: Get ride of Church influence

-No obligation to pay

-No more interference in education

1839- new constitution more liberal

-Free religion

-No more supreme conservative power

Only chance to obtain resources was to sell Church’s land and raise taxes

1846- Mexico imposed a republic and war against USA

Lost of Texas and territory

Settlers of US moved to Texas without attaching to Mexico, hated the abolish of serfdom stated in laws, began a revolt against Santa Anna

1834- Texas asked Santa Anna for independence but he refused

1835- Texas began a revolt and Santa Anna gathered and army

1845- Texas was annexed to US

1836- Santa Anna was imprisoned and obligated to sign the Treaty of Velasco

-He must retrieved his army to Rio Bravo

-Stop war

-Acknowledge Texas independence

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo- ended Mexico and US’ war

Benito Juarez

1855- Gained power

Revised the Mexican constitution to

-Diminish military power and end special Church priviliges

Conservatives resisted and started a civil war

Background of the war

Economic situation

-Country was in bankruptcy, the government infrastructure was damaged

Liberals decreed laws

-Juarez’s law: equality before the law

-Ley Lerdo: forced to sell Church’s land