History Summarized: Mexico

This video is quite serendipitous in timing — by complete coincidence, this is going live on September 27, the day of Mexico's true political independence under the First Mexican Empire. This is the 11 year sequel to the more traditional Mexican Independence celebrations of September 16th, which marks Miguel Hidalgo's proclamation of the "Cry of Dolores" and the start of the Mexican War of Independence. No joke, I only realized this when I was partway through researching the video. I do so much ancient history I'm not used to events having dates we can track to the day.
ANYWAY enjoy this look at Mexican History, here broken into three main acts, the Aztec Empire, the Colony of New Spain, and the Independent nation of Mexico.

[crucial]

Mexican History be like: At least it can't get any worse
*And then it it got worse*

[jakobrosander]

Aztecs:
Cortez: Open the country... Stop having it be not belonging to us.

[valterfara]

Interesting facts about Mexico (this is gonna be long):




-Miguel Hidalgo started the Independence, because he didn't recognized Napoleon's brother as the King of Spain. He wanted an Independence from Spain, so when real King returned, New Spain would rejoin.
-Vicente Guerrero wanted a democracy, didn't care how. Iturbide knew that if this war continued, New Spain would loose and become a Republic. So, he made a deal with Guerrero, New Spain would become a Parliamentarian Monarchy; and so Guerrero accepted.
- Iturbide didn't want to be the Emperor, his idea was to recruit a European noble house to secure the legitimacy of the crown. But being allied with Mexico, meant being enemy of Spain, and no one was going to take their chances against the most powerful kingdom in the known world.
-Iturbide dissolved the Parliament after finding out they were planning to kidnap him. This started a minor armed conflict between Guerrero and the Emperor. The Emperor later decided to restore the Parliament and sign his abdication because of this conflict. The Parliament rejected said abdication, stating that recognizing it, would recognize the Empire as legitimate. Guerrero was outraged because not recognizing the Empire, was not recognizing the Constitution, the Parliament, and the Independence. They didn't care and exiled the Royal Family. Then, they made a trial after the Emperor left, in which they sentenced Agustín I to death if he returned. No one knew about this trial until the Emperor returned and was executed.
-Guerrero became the second President of Mexico, he abolished the slavery, and was seen as an idol by the natives. The Congress didn't like him and planned to kidnap him. Guerrero found out and escaped with an army. He later was kidnap him by a merchant paid by the Congress, and later executed.
-Many members of Congress and former members banished when Santa Anna became President. All those members were involved in the execution of Iturbide and Guerrero. Because Itubide was Santa Anna's idol, and Guerrero was his old mentor.
-Porfirio Díaz was leading the vanguard during the Battle of Puebla.
-Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, tried really hard to be part of the Mexican people, and feel worthy of the throne. He even applied many liberal ideas in his Constitution, and married a member of the House of Iturbide. His last words were "¡Viva México, y viva la Independencia!"
-In 1917, President Carranza told General Álvaro Obregón to make him the New Constitution in by any means necessary. The General, took hostage of all the senators and had them trapped inside a theater, they would be allowed to leave when the Constitution was finished.
-General Obregón was also known as the man who took down Pancho Villa. He was murdered by a cartoonist in a restaurant before he could start his second presidency.
-There has never been a real election in the history of Mexico, you could even be skeptical about the ones of this century.
-All of the Independence heroes were executed by the active government. And all of the Revolution heroes were assassinated by their rivals by the end of the Revolution.
-The Royal House of Iturbide exists to this date. It's located in Hungary.

[Dan_]

I think he explained Mexican history in 12 minutes better than most Mexican history teachers I had in several years...

[Maggoz]

Love your channel. Only now discovering this jewel. YOu've told my country's history better than most teachers. Also, Kudos for nailing almost every name and pronounciation. Also: WHY DOES EVERYONE FORGET TO DIVE DEEP INTO THE 300 YEARS OF VICEROYALTY? It's and awesome period in which, I for one, think the actual mexican identity was born (the old traditions fused with the new ways and beliefs). Keep it up, guys!

[javiermacias]

As a Mexican this video does a fantastic part summarizing a bunch of information that I learned over the course of 2 school years.

[liam]

you're right blue. that sea shanty was a banger.

[adayla_doorwalt]

Texans are attacked at the Alamo and defeated. Mexico: 🙂
Texans attack and defeat them: 🙃

[lepton_]

"Mexico has had a rough century"
For 5 centuries.

[ozielconde]

-Vamos a hacer nuestra ciudad aquí
-Pero señor es un lago
-Quedara mamalon!

[Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

*Mexico during Colonization:* This was never a condition of our agreement!

*Spain:* I am altering the deal. Pray I not alter it any further.

[woody]

As a mexican I can confirm: History classes were a nightmare. A very interesting one but a nightmare nonetheless.

[Somehowstillkicking]

"History summarize: Mexico"
Me, a mexican who had to go through this learning torture and can hardly remember half of the information: I pray for you güero

[zach]

I feel like "Oh man, Mexico is having a rough century here" kind of describes Mexican history as a whole.

[TheCheck]

The Zimmermann telegram would never have been incepted if Germany had used NordVPN.

[antlantis]

Spain left something in Mexico that is very common in Spain: Civil wars, rebelion and in-fighting

[alexanderjohnston]

Europe: Sees US in civil war
Also Europe: Its debt repayment time

[arelifujimori]

*"Hippity-hoppity your soul is my property"*
I'm going to use this someday

[ericktellez]

In Mexico we all had that one teacher who spent several classes and lectures specifically on insulting Santa Anna for losing Texas and California.

[superandresbros]

I've always considered the history of my country the most beautiful work of tragedy ever written.