Conspiración de Valladolid (1809)

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Conspiración de Valladolid (1809) was an early pro-independence plot in New Spain in which creole leaders in Valladolid (now Morelia, Michoacán) secretly organized to challenge Spanish colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in New Spain
independence conspiracy
alsoKnownAs Conspiración de 1809 en Valladolid
Conspiración de Valladolid
chronologicallyBefore Grito de Dolores (1810)
country New Spain
describedIn historiography of the Mexican War of Independence
goal establishment of a governing junta in New Spain
independence of New Spain from Spain
overthrow of Spanish colonial rule in New Spain
hasCause discontent of creoles with Spanish colonial rule
influence of Enlightenment ideas
inspiration from other independence movements in the Americas
political crisis in Spain after Napoleonic invasion
hasContext Napoleonic occupation of Spain
linked to: Peninsular War

weakening of Spanish monarchy under Ferdinand VII
hasEffect arrest of several conspirators
contributed to climate leading to Mexican War of Independence
increased surveillance by colonial authorities
served as precedent for later conspiracies in New Spain
hasLocation Morelia, Michoacán
linked to: Morelia

Valladolid, Michoacán
Valladolid, New Spain
hasParticipant Francisco de la Concha
José Mariano Michelena
José María García Obeso
José María Izazaga
José Nicolás Michelena
Manuel Ruiz de Chávez
creole military officers
criollo elite of Valladolid
local clergy in Valladolid
hasTime 1809
December 1809
early 19th century
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
locatedInPresentDay Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
linked to: Morelia
movement Mexican independence movement
opposedBy Spanish colonial authorities in New Spain
royalist officials in Valladolid
organisedBy creole leaders of Valladolid
partOf prelude to the Mexican War of Independence
relatedTo Conspiración de Querétaro (1810)
result independence not achieved at that time
plot discovered and repressed by authorities
significance example of creole political mobilization against Spanish rule
one of the earliest organized independence plots in New Spain

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Valladolid, Michoacán associatedWithEvent Conspiración de Valladolid (1809)
Conspiración de Valladolid (1809) alsoKnownAs Conspiración de 1809 en Valladolid
linked to: Conspiración de Valladolid (1809)