WARRIOR STORY: MAIN FEATURES - HISTORY - 2025

The history of Guerrero, Mexico, begins with the settlement in its territory of indigenous civilizations. The first Spaniards arrived in the region in 1520, seeking the mining wealth of which they had heard.

Several battles were fought until the Spanish were able to subdue the Mexica. From that moment the colonial era began.

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Warrior in the Colony

Once the Mexica were subdued and knowing the riches of this region, the Spaniards dedicated themselves to mining.

Hernán Cortés knew that the Aztecs levied taxes on the Guerrero people for the abundance of their mines. For that reason he decided to put him under his influence, in order to control and seize his wealth.

Taxco was founded in 1529, the first settlement developed to facilitate the exploitation of precious metal deposits.

In 1531 the yopes rebelled against Spanish rule but were defeated. After this, the Spanish achieved complete control of Guerrero territory.

They constituted the encomienda and imposed evangelization taking advantage of the chiefdom policy of the Inca Empire. Once conquered, Guerrero was included within the Audiencia of Mexico.

The most important productive activities remained in the hands of Cortés. They left agricultural and handicraft production to the Creoles, of modest scope.

Warrior in Independence

In 1786, due to the Bourbon reforms, the viceroyalty of New Spain was divided into 12 municipalities. The current state of Guerrero was included in the Intendance of Mexico, and the northwestern part in the Intendance of Michoacán.

The war of independence found this region insurmountable, which remained in the struggle until achieving independence. One of the protagonists was the priest José María Morelos y Pavón, who raised the people in arms.

In this way he achieved the Constitutional Decree for the Freedom of Mexican America, on October 22, 1814.

Another prominent person was General Vicente Guerrero, who led the campaign that culminated in the Embrace of Acatempan and the Plan of Iguala, on February 10, 1821. That day the Independence of Mexico was officially declared.

Creation of the state of Guerrero

In 1849, President José Joaquín de Herrera presented the project to create the state of Guerrero in the Chamber of Deputies, which was established that same year, on October 27.

The provisional capital was Iguala. In 1850 the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero was proclaimed.

In 1854 Tixtla became the new capital of the state. In 1870 the powers of the state passed to Chilpancingo.

Warrior in revolution

At the time of the revolution there was much disagreement in Guerrero for the government of Porfirio Díaz and for the landowners.

The base of the revolution was the lower classes, with the idea of ​​doing justice by their own hand, a revenge against the wealthy and ruling classes.

As a demonstration of this dissatisfaction, the revolutionaries looted the most hated characters, who were the landowners, Spanish speculators and merchants.

Juan Andreu was a medical student from Puebla influenced by the outbreak of the revolution in 1910. He managed to get the people of Guerrero to stop the looting and join the fight.

In 1911 the revolution began in Guerrero. After two and a half months of fighting between rebels and federals, the state of Guerrero was rebel territory.

This was achieved by popular participation led by those who offered rewards. The reward consisted in the promise to restore the lands to the peasants and improve their situation of poverty.

References

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5. Editor (2012) The Mexican Revolution in Guerrero. 11/23/2017 Agro Encyclopedia. encyclopediaagro.org