Independent Mexico Lucas Alamán

1 independent mexico

1.1 1820s
1.2 1830s
1.3 1840s
1.4 1850s

independent mexico
1820s

after mexico won independence spain in 1821, alamán returned mexico , became 1 of influential politicians in nascent country. co-founder , lifelong member of mexican conservative party, , consistently defended centralist organization of mexico. under junta governed mexico after fall of iturbide, alamán served 1823 1825 in powerful post of minister of interior , exterior relations (ministro de relaciones interiores e exteriores, combining duties of foreign minister, interior minister , minister of justice). in cabinet role, alamán attracted british capital mexico.

he part of group of conservatives ousted mixed-race insurgent general vicente guerrero, himself came power coup in 1829. alamán member of junta briefly governed mexico in 1829 after plan de jalapa aim of installing conservative anastasio bustamante president. alamán leading figure of conservatives regime change unfolded. guerrero captured merchant ship captain picaluga paid 50,000 pesos deed, in january 1831, summarily tried in court-martial, , executed month later. alamán viewed execution of guerrero saving mexico dissolution. many mexicans, however, saw guerrero martyr , execution deemed liberal newspaper el federalista mexicano judicial murder. 2 conservative cabinet members considered culpable guerrero s execution, alamán , secretary of war josé antonio facio spent rest of lives defending charge responsible ultimate betrayal in history of first republic, is, had arranged not service of picaluga s ship capture of guerrero. alamán published tract defending himself.

1830s

alamán returned post of minister of interior , exterior relations in 1830–1832 under bustamante government. in capacity named manuel victoria governor of alta california on march 8, 1830. in october 1830, created banco nacional de avío, first bank in mexico, provided country financial infrastructure necessary burgeoning economy. through government investment bank, alamán s plans revive textile industry, took hold , prospered in puebla , veracruz when alamán not part of government.

after saw disaster of texas independence mexico in 1836, alamán largely retired politics, though continued promote saw interests of country serving director de la junta de fomento de la industria (directorate promotion of industry) 1839 until death in 1853.

during same period alamán negotiated deal united states north fixing national borders of 2 nations held right time of mexican-american war 1846-48. promoted colonizing northern provinces in order stave off u.s. expansionism.

1840s

for of 1840s, devoted himself writing history of mexico perspective of conservative. three-volume work disertaciones sobre la historia de la republica mexicana (mexico, 1844–1849) , five-volume historia de méxico, desde los primeros movimientos que prepararon su independencia en el año de 1808, hasta la época presente (mexico, 1849–1852), stand major intellectual productions of conservative party in nineteenth-century mexico, , histories produced mexican author of era view spanish presence in country favorably.

among more important actions creation of natural history museum in mexico city , foundation of mexico s general national archive. latter has been important learning historical events in mexico , understanding political processes of mexican republic. founded , ran mining company, established first metal foundry in independent mexico in 1825, administered estates of descendants of hernán cortés, , served president of mexico city ayuntamiento (city council) in 1849.

although alamán in general anti-american, dismayed withdrawal of u.s. army, had protected property against bandits , rebels.

1850s

santa anna , lucas alamán in correspondence during santa anna s exile following debacle of mexican american war. alamán helped pave way santa anna s return power conservative support if agreed program of cessation of political activity against church , security holders of large propertied interests. alamán returned national public service in march 1853, when santa anna appointed him minister of foreign relations. alamán served until death pneumonia on june 2, 1853.