2nd Register Project- Development of democracy in Mexico and Italy, XIXth Century

Democracy Development in México and Italy

Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1900

Independence of México

Sep 27, 1821

By gaining Independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico´s road to democracy started, so new forms of government did too. Agustin de Iturbide was declared emperor in 1821, but democracy was not so present in his government.

Constitution of 1824 (México)

Feb 24, 1824

Mexico´s road to democracy continued with the publication of this constitution, in which the country becomes free from any foreign country and becomes a federal representative popular republic.

First Revolution (Italy)

Mar 21, 1830

First revolution in Italy took place in Piedmont, led by Anabile Santorre, it attempted to remove austrians from Italy and unify the Italian territories. This made the spark of democracy start rising among Italian people.

Firts war of Independence (Italy)

Mar 23, 1848

The first Italian War of Independence failed against Austrian Empire, which defeated the revolution in Piedmont-Sardinia
Pope Pius IX helped with the uprisal of unification ideologies.

Creation of the Roman Republic (Italy)

Feb 9, 1849

The creation of this Republic opened the doors to democracy in Italy, because led to an election and it was a republic formed by a senate, and some people could now elect the members of the senate.

Consitution of 1857 (México)

Feb 5, 1857

This constitution was liberal based and established the natural guarantees and rights, right of expression and reaffirmated the abolition of slavery, which are some of the pillars of democracy.

Reform Laws (México)

Mar 1, 1859

4 important laws were promulgated, which changed the way the country worked, and helped democracy develope, these were:
-Juarez law: It erradicated the special power of the church and army
-Lerdo law: It made church and civil organizations get rid of their lands by selling them.
-Iglesias law: It prohibited church to recolect tithe
-Lafragua law: It allowed freedom of expression in printed media

Unification of Italy

Mar 17, 1861

Most of the states of the Italian Peninsula are united under King Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, crowned King of Italy.
With this, people could now live under a single rule, enjoying some benefits, but they were still under the rule of Austria

Start of the Second Mexican Empire (México)

Apr 10, 1864

Maximilian I of Habsburg got into México and established the Second Mexican Empire, this reflected in democracy because it didn´t allow people to vote and their rights were not totally respected.

Third Italian war of Independence

Jun 20, 1866

The Third Italian War of Independence, between the Kingdom of Italy and Austrian Empire, occurs, resulting in no true victory by either side. This made the Forces of Change uprise even more among Italian´s which will continue fighting for independence and democracy.

Rome as the capital of the Kingdom (Italy)

Oct 2, 1870

Rome replaces Florence as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. This ends the process of unification, which was a great step in Italy´s history, because people could now enjoy the benefits of unification.

Begining of the rule of Porfirio Díaz (México)

Nov 28, 1876

Porfirio Diaz was a Mexican general who entered power as a president, but as the years passed, he became a dictator who didn´t respect natural rights and free elections. He lasted 35 years in the power.