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The Spanish founded San Sebastian de Uraba in 1509—abandoned within the year, and in 1510, the first permanent Spanish mainland settlement in America, Santa María la Antigua del Darién. [ 16 ] The first Europeans to arrive in modern-day Mexico were the survivors of a Spanish shipwreck in 1511.
To distinguish it from the later Second Mexican Empire (1864–1867) under Emperor Maximilian, this historical period is commonly referred to as the First Mexican Empire. The empire was led by former Royal Spanish military officer Agustín de Iturbide , who ruled as Agustín I.
Mexico is a newly industrialized and developing country, [16] with the world's 12th-largest economy by nominal GDP and 12th-largest by PPP. Mexico ranks first in the Americas and seventh in the world by the number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. [17] It is also one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, ranking fifth in natural biodiversity. [18]
The First Mexican Republic, known also as the First Federal Republic (Spanish: Primera República Federal), existed from 1824 to 1835.It was a federated republic, established by the Constitution of 1824, the first constitution of independent Mexico, and officially designated the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos, listen ⓘ).
The Thornton Affair is the first clash of the Mexican–American War as 80 cavalrymen under the command of U.S. Captain Seth B. Thornton are attacked by 1600 men under the leadership of Mexican General Anastasio Torrejón in the Nueces Strip between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. 13 May: The U.S. Congress declares war against Mexico. 14 May
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Mexico. 1519 Panama City: Panamá: Panama First European established city on the Pacific Coast of the Americas. Founded in 1519, at the present day ruins of Panama Viejo, it was sacked by the Welsh pirate Henry Morgan in 1671, and resettled to nearby Casco Viejo, in 1673. 1520
Tens of millions of Mexican citizens go to the polls Sunday in a historic election in which they will most certainly elect the country's first woman president.. Voters in Mexico's largest-ever ...
The consulado was founded in Mexico City in 1594, ... becoming the first elected mayor of Mexico City in 1997. Cárdenas promised a more democratic government, and ...