Category:History of Mexico

Summary

Mexico's 30 centuries of history can be divided into these broad periods:

  • Category:Mesoamerica – from pre-historic times up until the arrival of the conquistadors in the 1510s
  • Category:Colonial Mexico – covering the history of New Spain from the arrival of the conquistadors until the War of Independence in the 1810s
  • Category:Modern Mexico – Mexico since 1822, including the post-revolutionary period (the "armed" and "institutional" phases of the Revolution) up to the present day
    • Category:Mexican War of Independence
    • Category:Mexican–American War
    • Category:Porfiriato – Mexico during the government of Porfirio Díaz
    • Category:Mexican Revolution

This parent category is for topics spanning multiple periods in Mexican history.