Aztecs
What is "the heart of Mexican civilization"?
What is "the heart of Mexican civilization"?Valley of Mexico
What is a mix of Spanish and Native American?
mestizo
What is lowest level of Mexican society?
slaves
Who is Benito Juarez and wahrt was his biggest feat?
president who redacted a constitution
Who is Francisco Madero?
Father of the Mexican Revolution
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
What is a large land grant given by the king of Spain?
encomienda
Who led the first revolt for Mexican Independence?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
What is the state Benito Juarez was a governor?
Oaxaca
Who is Porfirio Diaz?
Ruled Mexico as a dictator
Who helped the Spaniards as a guide and interpreter?
Malinche
What did priests want to accomplish?
religious conversion
What is Mexican Independence Day?
September 16, 1810
What is Cinco de Mayo?
Mexico defeated the French in a battle
Who is Alvaro Obregon?
a president who brought peace to Mexico
What is the capital of the Aztec empire?
Tenochtitlan
What is a person of pure Spanish blood born in New Spain?
criollo
What are things wanted by Jose Morelos?
equal rights, male suffrage, representational government, distribution of unused land
What are conservatives? sided with the Catholic church
a political party sided with the Catholic church
What is people who benefited the least under Diaz?
poor, uneducated and starving peasants
What were the mortal consecuences of the spaniards
thousands of Indians died
What was of aztecs after conquest
forced labor
What is the leader of Mexico when they won independence?
Agustin Iturbide
What did the liberasl wanted
wanted freedom of education
What are reasons why people revolted against Diaz?
What are reasons why people revolted against Diaz? unfair policies, extreme poverty, only foreign companies and rich Mexicans benefited