When did Mexico become a democratic nation?
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Their current constitution was written in 1917, following a revolutionary war in 1910.
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federal republic \n\nThe nation continues to make an impressive recovery. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states. Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that the opposition defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) was sworn in on 1 December 2000 as the first chief executive elected in free and fair elections.
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No.  After the Mexican-American war Mexico ceded most of the land that makes up New Mexico to the United States.  The rest of the territory was purchased from Mexico (the Gadsden Purchase) around 1853.  The land remained a U.S. territory until New Mexico became a state.\n\nBTW, I think Billy the Kid was from New York originally anyway, so for him it's a moot point.
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Mexico\nDomincan Republic \nCanada\nBarbados
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The Mexican presidential election will be held on Sunday, July 2, 2006.
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Mexico...defeating the French army In puebla ...some general ZARAGOZA did it...\nMexican independence in in the night of september 15
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IT'S ALL A CONSPIRACY!  Seriously, I agree.  My question is why can't Mexico make their nation a prosperous democracy as well.  The differences between the U.S. and Mexico is staggering.
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Hey thewanderer862004.  I think you need to read up on American history.  The US did attack and capture Mexico City, but we gave it back because it was 2 weeks after the end of the Mexican-American war in 1848.\n\nHowever, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war and gave the U.S control of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
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Maximillian ruled Mexico from 1863 till 1867(when he was executed along with some of his generals). So he ruled for aprrox 4 years.
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Texas was originally part of Mexico.  In the early 1820's, Mexico began to invite Americans to settle in Texas with the promise of cheap land.  However, the Mexican government, under the Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, began to violate the rights of these new Texans, who in 1835, started their own war for independence from Mexico.  By April 1836, the Texans won their indepedence and, until 1846, were a fully autonomous republic.  In 1846, Texas applied for statehood in the United States, which was strongly supported by Southern Democrats.  Many in the North believed that the admission of Texas would only further the cause of the spread of slavery, which it did.  The admission of Texas also led to the Mexican-American War through a dispute over the border, which allowed the United States to conquer Mexico and take nearly half of its territory, in the form of the modern American Southwest (i.e. New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and California).  Peace out.
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Contrary to popular belief, it is not the Mexican Independence holiday(that is in September).  It is celebrated because that day marked the defeat of French forces against the Mexican Army.
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The US-Mexican war happened between 1846 to 1848.  As a consequence of the war the United States acquired the northern half of Mexico. This area later became the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.\n\nThe defeat of Mexico was the first time an enemy force occupied the capitol of the nation. The French would also occupy Mexico City in the 1860's\n\nRelations between the United States and Mexico remained tense for many decades to come, with several military encounters along the border.
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"Politically correct" is an American idea formed by a bunch of Democrat puzsies.  Mexico is a third-world narco trafficking shithole. The corruption goes all the way to the top.  A 'cocalero' government. Who cares what those jackasses do, as long as they don't do it here.
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THIS IS MEXICO'S YEAR\n\nDOWN WITH THE GRINGOS
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Mexican Independence Day\n\nMexican Independence Day is the culmination of the Fiesta Patrias, a\nfestival celebrating Mexico's independence from Spain. The festival\nreaches a dramatic peak on September 15 at 11:00 p.m. when the President\nappears on the balcony of the National Palace to recite the Grito de\nDolores. This "cry of Dolores" recreates the speech given by Don Miguel\nHidalgo y Costillo on September 15,1810.\n\nHidalgo called for Mexican self-rule and a revolt against Spain. He was\ncaptured and executed by Spanish troops in 1811 and Mexico did not win\nindependence from Spain until 1821.\n\nIndependence Day is celebrated on September 16 with fireworks, parades,\nand ringing of cathedral bells.\n\n&&&&\n\nRemembering Independance\n\n16 de Septiembre\n\nThe 16th of September of 1810, marks the beginning of Mexico's struggle\nfor independance from Spain. Hence, this day is similar in many ways to\nthe American "4th of July," which commemorates American Independance\nfrom Britain.\n\n"El Grito de Dolores," (The cry in the village named Dolores-Sorrows-.)\n"Long live Independance! Long live America! Death to bad Government!"\n\nThis proclamation for Independance was made on this day by Miguel\nHidalgo, from the Balcony of the Parish of Nuestra Senora de Los\nDolores. (Our Lady of Sorrows.)\n\nA heroic Parish Priest, who is widely regarded as the Father of Mexican\nIndependance and a symbol of patriotism, Miguel Hidalgo De Costilla was\nresponsible for leading the first large revolutionary forces against the\nSpaniards. Tragically, however, shortly thereafter, he was captured and\nexecuted by a firing squad.\n\nFather Hidalgo's martyrdom, however, galvanized the Mexican people to\nstruggle and fight for independance. After Father Hidalgo's demise, Jose\nMaria Morelos, a small village priest, and a farseeing political and\nmilitary genius, rallied the revolutionary forces until his capture and\nexecution on December 22, 1815.\n\nHistorians sum up his service to the cause of Mexican independance by\nstating that "with him ended the heroic days of the Mexican Revolution."\n\nAs he read of the guerilla leader's brilliant campaigns, the French\nEmperor, Napoleon Bonaparte said," with three such men as Jose Morelos,\nI could conquer the world."\n\nVicente Guerrero, a liberal rebel and the inheritor of the\nHidalgo/Morelos tradition, continued the revolutionary struggle against\nthe Spaniards until 1824, when the Spanish were overthrown and Guadalupe\nVictoria, a liberal became the first elected president of the Republic\nof Mexico.\n\nAt the time, the Mexican Empire encompased all of Central America and\nthe Southwestern United States including California, New Mexico,\nArizona, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and parts of what now is the\nState of Kansas. There is even today great controversy and debate as to\nthe questionable, and perhaps unethical political means, the United\nStates used to acquire this vast territory from Mexico. A few Spanish\nland grants still survive today , and Hispanic land grant heirs still\nargue the United States should be forced to honor land rights they were\npromised in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the\nMexican War.\n\nTo commemorate these revolutionary heroes, Mexico named three states\nafter them. Hidalgo, is a state just North of Mexico City, whereas\nGuerrero and Morelos are two adjacent states in Mexico's West coast.\nIn addition, many hospitals, schools and colleges, state and federal\nparks, universities and government buildings have been named to honor\nthese three Mexican Revolutionary Heroes - Hidalgo, Morelos, and\nGuerrero.\n\n&&&&\n\nHidalgo’s Call for Mexican\n                      Independence\n\n\n            ¡Mexicanos, Viva México!\n\n\n\n            Shortly before dawn on September 16, 1810,\n            Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made a monumentous\n            decision
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The Mexican system is based in corruption,  the government don't care about the majorities(poor) the "mordida" rules everything, maybe you can check " por esto" is a Mexican news paper whit good information.use the translator to have the information .
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here:\n\nhttp://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/mex_am/chronology.html