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Analyse the causes of Mexico's instability in the period 1821-1855 By Name: Dahlia Grosvenor Tutor: Prof. Mayo Department of History After independence, Mexico was faced with many challenges and the economy had been ravaged. Many people had died and large numbers of Spaniards had left the country. There were large armies that still had not been demobilized, which would prove to have a tremendous impact on the society. The social dislocations caused by the wars and all its residual wounds had still to be healed. As a result of these things there was great economic, social and political instability for many years after Mexico's independence. It was in this chaotic environment that Mexico tried to forge their new nation. Independence brought differing opinions about what direction the country should take. Whether or not they should maintain a monarchical style of rule, or become a centralist or federalist republic, became the central focus of Mexico's instability...

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