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| 1683348410 | socioeconomic stratification | ranking based on skin color and heritage | 0 | |
| 1683348411 | Who was at the top of the social hierarchy | peninsulares, Spaniards born in Spain who filled all the top positions in gov't, Church, and the military (sinecures). | 1 | |
| 1683348412 | Wealthy upper class? | criollos, or people of pure Spanish descent born in Mexico, were wealthy upper class | 2 | |
| 1683348413 | Lowest class? | Indians | 3 | |
| 1683348414 | 1808 | Napoleon takes over Spain - criollos are threatened - more taxes, way of life, prevented from governing their own country by peninsulares etc. - criollos v peninsulares | 4 | |
| 1683348415 | Sept 16, 1810 | Father Miguel Hidalgo, declared Mexico's independence from Spain. (also mexican independence day!) | 5 | |
| 1683348416 | Jose Maria Morelos | took over after F. Miguel Hidalgo. threatens C & P espouses social equality, male suffrage, representational gov't, distribution of unused lands. Gets captured and killed by the Spanish army. | 6 | |
| 1683348417 | 1820 | New constitution drafted under King Ferdinand. | 7 | |
| 1683348418 | P,S,E | P- Sovereign nation S- Criollos in charge no change for M & I (color line) E- massive debt, no farming | 8 |
