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To use Mexican military records, you will have to determine the specific regiment in which an ancestor served. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which regiments were inducted in the area where he lived. To do this you must at least know the town where the individual was living when he was 18 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit to which your ancestor belonged, write to the [http://www.agn.gob.mx/ Archivo General de la Nación] and Archivo Histórico Militar Mexicano with all the information that you have about your ancestor, including your relationship to him. The archives’ addresses follow: | To use Mexican military records, you will have to determine the specific regiment in which an ancestor served. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which regiments were inducted in the area where he lived. To do this you must at least know the town where the individual was living when he was 18 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit to which your ancestor belonged, write to the [http://www.agn.gob.mx/ Archivo General de la Nación] and Archivo Histórico Militar Mexicano with all the information that you have about your ancestor, including your relationship to him. The archives’ addresses follow: | ||
{{Block indent|'''Dirección General de Archivo e Historia <br>'''Miguel de Cervantes Zaavedra s/n <br>Col. Irrigacion Esquina con Periférico <br>11640 Mexico D.F.<br>[https://www.gob.mx/sedena/acciones-y-programas/expedicion-de-documentos Website]}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Archivo Histórico Militar Mexicano <br>'''Lomas de Sotelo por Periférico <br>Mexico, D.F. <br>Telephone: 557-3622}} | |||
=== Military Records of Genealogical Value === | === Military Records of Genealogical Value === | ||
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'''1810 to 1821''' Mexican War of Independence | '''1810 to 1821''' Mexican War of Independence | ||
{{Block indent|'''16 Sep 1810''' Parish Priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s Grito de Dolores (The Cry of Independence) gives way to the first uprising by Indians and mine workers in the pursuit for independence. The revolution begins. }} | |||
{{Block indent|'''7 Nov 1821''' General Agustín de Iturbide orders the organization of the Ejército Mexicano (Mexican Army), an army mainly composed of soldiers who had left the Spanish forces and insurgents from villages that favored independence. }} | |||
{{Block indent|'''1821''' Mexico wins independence from Spain. }} | |||
'''1825''' The Spanish troops evacuate El Castillo de San Juan de Ulua. Spanish power ceases to exist in Mexico. | '''1825''' The Spanish troops evacuate El Castillo de San Juan de Ulua. Spanish power ceases to exist in Mexico. | ||
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