Centralist Mexico
State · 1836–1847 CE · at its largest around 1842 CE
Mexico under the centralist constitution known as the Seven Laws, a period that saw Texas secede and Yucatán rebel against the national government.
On its lands while it lasted
- Benito Juárez (1806 CE – 1872 CE): Zapotec lawyer from Oaxaca who became President of Mexico, led liberal reforms and resisted the French intervention.
- Houston (1836 CE): Capital of Republic of Texas (1837–1839).
- Battle of the Alamo (1836 CE): Mexican forces under Santa Anna overran the Alamo mission in San Antonio during the Texas Revolution, killing its defenders.
- Washington-on-the-Brazos (c. 1836–1845 CE): Capital of Republic of Texas (1836–1845).
- Trail of Tears (Cherokee removal) (1838–1839 CE): The United States forcibly removed the Cherokee Nation from its homeland in the Southeast to Indian Territory (Oklahoma); thousands died on the march, part of the wider removal of the Five Civilized Tribes.
- Mexican–American War (1846–1848 CE): War in which the United States defeated Mexico and occupied Mexico City, forcing the cession of about half of Mexico's territory.
- Sonoma (c. 1846 CE): Capital of California Republic (1846–1846).
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