The highly popular Santa Anna is elected…

1828 CE to 1839 CE

The highly popular Santa Anna is elected president under the liberal banner in early 1833.

Instead of assuming office, however, he withdraws into semiretirement and delegates the presidency to his vice president, Valentín Gómez Farías.

The liberal Gómez Farías government is strongly reformist, to the detriment of traditional church and military privileges.

Among its reforms, the new administration decrees that payment of tithes will no longer be compulsory, and it transfers to the nation the right to make ecclesiastical appointments.

In addition, Gómez Farías reduces the size of the army and eliminates its fueros.

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Mexico City > Ciudad de México District Federal Mexico View →

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Anastasio Bustamante View → Antonio López de Santa Anna View → Valentín Gómez Farías View → Vicente Guerrero View →

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Mexican Republic, First View →

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Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico View → Mexican Rebellions of 1828-1839 View →

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Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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