Contents

Historical Setting
Preconquest Mexico
The Spanish Conquest
New Spain
The Road to Independence
Wars of Independence, 1810-21
Empire and Early Republic, 1821-55
Reform and French Intervention, 1855-67
The Restoration, 1867-76
The Porfiriato, 1876-1910
The Revolution, 1910-20
The Constructive Phase, 1920-40
From Revolution to Governance, 1940-82
"The Crisis" Begins, 1982
To the Brink and Back, 1982-88
Carlos Salinas de Gortari: Economic Liberalization, Political Indecision

SOURCE: Area Handbook of the US Library of Congress 

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