Modern day Mexico City sits upon the ruins of this former Aztec center

Francisco I Madero's call for a revolution to overthrow Porfirio Diaz

When Calles decided to enforce anticerical articles of the Constitution, the church went on strike and this broke out

On 16 September 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo sparked the independence movement with this

A rebel army from Chiapas demanding agrarian and educational reforms, respect for indigenous rights, and the fulfillment of the promises of the revolution.

Under the Aztec political systems each of these was required to pay tribute for protection and autonomy

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's new centrist government, later codified as the Constitution of 1835

Following this meeting, a civil war broke out between the Constitutionalist Army and the Conventionist Army when Eulalio Gonzalez was elected provisional president

The political, intellectual, and artistic movement that celebrated indigenous culture

Mexico's economy was linked economically with the US and Canada as a means to increase their collective competitive edge in the world market with this agreement

This biological exchange between the old world and the new resulted in inflation, a population boom in Europe, and depopulation of the Americas due to disease

Emiliano Zapata's demand for restoration of lands to the peasants of Morelos

On March 18, 1938, President Cardenas signed a decree that called for the expropriation and nationalization of these

The casta to which the majority of Mexicans belonged by 1800, tipically of mixed Indian and Spanish ancestry.

In 2000, after 71 years of the PRI dominating Mexico's government, the presidency was won by the this PAN candidate

This system allowed the Spanish to extract tribute from Indians in the form of labor, food, and precious metals, in exchange for protection and conversion to Christianity

Venustiano Carranza's instrument to become president of Mexico

Passed in August 1923, these represented Mexico's promise to honor foreign ownership rights that were in place before 1917 as long as a positive act had occurred.

These economic and political changes in New Spain caused peninsulares to gain power and wealth, while criollos saw theirs deteriorate

In the 1970s Mexico played this game, using its prestige of being a major oil producer to flex its political muscles

Coronado and others led expeditions to the north in search of these, but returned to New Spain empty handed

Benito Juarez's plan to instill equal justice for all Mexicans

This newspaper, published by the Flores Magon brothers, articulated the ideals of the PLM and advocated for labor

A sense of pride in being a criollo

In the 1950s and 1960s, Mexico's economy expanded exponentially, earning the period this label