Start of the 1840 Rebellion in Mexico City
- Date
- 1840-07-15T02
- Title
- Start of the 1840 Rebellion in Mexico City
- What occurred
- After Don Valentin Gómez Farias and General José de Urrea declared Mexico a federal state, the fifth battalion and the regiment of comercio rushed the National Palace and kidnapped President Anastasio Bustamante from his bed. Later that day, Gómez Farias was declared President by his supporters.
- Location
- P.za de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06066 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
- Student name(s)
- Alex, Anthony, Josh, Saliha
- Tag(s)
- Mexico Reader