Re: [ranchos] Re: New file uploaded to ranchos

[Guillermo Valdez <valhdez@...>]

The story of Mexico during the 1800's was a constant
fight among two factions: the "Federalistas" (who
seeked more freedom for states to govern themselves)
and the "Centralistas" (who wanted the power in Mexico
City having more control over the states). At one
point, Zacatecas stood as Federalista and Santa Anna's
"Centralista" government punished the state by taking
a chunk of the state and creating the tiny state of
Aguscalientes. 

This strong division during the 19th Century presented
a weaker Mexico to invasions (hence the two biggest
defeats of that time by the U.S. in the 1840's, where
we lost have of our territory and by France in the
1860's, where we had to suffer a european emperor,
Maximiliano, enforced by a french army, until Napoleon
(the III) recall the army and Maximiliano was
executed).

Guillermo Valdez


--- Alberto Duarte <albertodua@...> wrote:

> A little bit of history....
> These two states are not only next to each other,
> Aguascalientes was once part of Zacatecas! 
> Approximately in 1845, the President, or dictator,
> of
> Mexico, Santa Ana, punished Zacatecas for being to
> independent by taking Aguascalientes away from them.
>  
> 
> There was a liberal movement in Zacatecas against
> Santa Ana led by Francisco Garcia Salinas, an
> ancestor
> from Jerez, that antagonized Santa Ana. So he
> punished
> them by taking away Aguascalientes from them and
> making it a state. 
> 
> Poor Mexico, this was just one of the many disasters
> that would happen to Mexico and its people for the
> next 160 years.
> 
> Alberto Duarte Prieto.
> --- MGM8938@... wrote:
> 
> > Dear Angie:
> > 
> > Whoever you are...wow...wow..wow!!!
> > 
> > Thank you so much.  Short note, I accidently found
> > all these ancestors in 
> > Salt Lake City.  When I put in the state I put
> Aguas
> > instead of Zac...which is 
> > what I was always told that the Alvares came
> > from....well...as we know Zac and 
> > Aguas are close....on the map...this is how I
> found
> > so many 
> > generations.....very good. 
> > 
> > I am so excited......
> > 
> > Mickey
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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