The Battle of Calderon Bridge happened on January 17, 1811, between New Spain and Mexico, after about six hours of fighting a Spanish cannon ball hit the rebel munitions dump (Important). Many of the peasants and Indians that made up the rebel army fled as Mexico took this to their advantage. As the rebel army ran, many were shot and killed by the Mexican people. In the end many people lost their lives trying to get independence. The Battle of Celaya started on April 6 and ended the 15 of April between Alvaro Obregon and Pancho Villa. The battle was one of the largest and bloodiest battles in Mexican history. Obregon, a future president of Mexico, lost his arm in the battle. The battle of Puebla also known as Cinco de Mayo, is celebrated on May 5, 1862, fought between the liberal government and the French forces sent by Napoleon III too establish a French satellite state in Mexico …show more content…
On June 23, 1914 General Victoriano Huetra sent an army to attack the town of Zacatecas. The massacre at the Festival of Toxcatl on May 20, 1520, Spanish conquistadors led by Pedro de Alvarado attacked unarmed Aztecs at the Festival of Toxcatl, one of the most important religious festivals on the native calendar. Alvarado planned to attach and murder the Spanish who occupied the city and took Emperor Montezuma captive: thousands were killed and injured during this attack (When). The Cry of Dolores also known as Grito de Dolores, was a battle cry of the small town called Dolores on September 16, 1810. They used this battle cry at the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, first spoken by Priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (The