Centralist Republic of Mexico

Mexican Republic
República Mexicana
1835–1846
Flag Coat of arms
The Mexican Republic in 1843.
Capital		Mexico City
Languages		Spanish (official), Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya, Mixtecan languages, Zapotec languages
Religion		Roman Catholic, Maya religion, Aztec religion
Government		Unitary republic
President
•	1835–1836	Miguel Barragán (first)
•	1846	José Mariano Salas (last)
Legislature		Congress
•	Upper house	Senate
•	Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
History
•	1824 Constitution repealed	23 October 1835
•	Siete Leyes enacted	15 December 1835
•	Independence of Texas	2 March 1836
•	Mexican–American War	1846–1848
•	1824 Constitution restored	22 August 1846
Area
•	1839	4,350,000 km² (1,679,544 sq mi)
Population
•	1836 est.	7,843,132
•	1842 est.	7,016,300
Currency		Mexican real
Preceded by Succeeded by First Mexican Republic Republic of the Rio Grande Soconusco Tabasco Second Federal Republic of Mexico Republic of Texas Republic of the Rio Grande Tabasco Republic of Yucatán California Republic
Today part of		Mexico  United States

The Centralist Republic of Mexico (Spanish: República Centralista de México), officially the Mexican Republic (Spanish: República Mexicana) was a unitary political regime established in Mexico on October 23, 1835, after the repeal of the Constitution of 1824. Like Spanish moderados, the Mexican conservatives were inspired by the ideal of a centralized, administrative republic in the Central Republic of 1835— 46. The unitary regime was formally established on December 30, 1836, with the enactment of the seven constitutional laws. The centralist Republic lasted for almost eleven years. On August 22, 1846, acting President José Mariano Salas, issued the decree that restored the Constitution of 1824 and with this, the return to federalism.

The centralized attempt was a chaotic experience that generated a severe political instability, armed uprisings and secessions as rebellion in Zacatecas, the Texas revolution, the separation of Tabasco, the independence of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas that formed the Republic of the Rio Grande and finally the independence of Yucatán.

The Mexican Republic was governed by eleven presidents. None were to finish their term before the Republic's dissolution.

During this period there were two international conflicts; the Pastry War, caused by French citizens' economic claims against the Central Government; and the Mexican-American War, consequence of the annexation of Texas by the United States.