List of conflicts in Mexico

This is a list of conflicts in Mexico. Conflicts are arranged chronologically from the Pre-Columbian era (specifically: the classic and postclassic periods of Mesoamerica) to theepostcolonial period of Mesoamerica. This list includes (but is not limited to) the following: Indian wars, skirmishes, wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars. Also listed might be any battle that was itself only part of an operation of a campaign of a theater of a war. There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed, such as: riots, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, and civil wars. The list might also contain episodes of: human sacrifice, mass suicide, genocides, and other related items that have occurred within the geographical area (including overseas territories) of what is today known as, the "Estados Unidos Mexicanos".

Classic Period

6th century

• 537–838 – Tikal–Calakmul wars
  • 537–572 – First Tikal–Calakmul War

7th century

• 537–838 – Tikal–Calakmul wars
  • 650–695 – Second Tikal–Calakmul War

8th century

• 537–838 – Tikal–Calakmul wars
  • 720–744 – Third Tikal–Calakmul War

Map displaying the area of the Mayan civilization and its city-states within the larger Mesoamerican region. Click to view the map in full size for details. The city-states Tikal and Calakmul appear near the center of the civilization.

Postclassic Period

13th century

• c. 1250 – 1325 Conflict between the city-states of Tizaapan and Culhuacán ending with the Mexica driven away from Tizaapan to form Tenochtitlan in Lake Texcoco in 1325

14th century

• c. 1325 – 1426 Conflict between the alliance of Tenochtitlan and Azcapotzalco against the city-state of Texcoco, ending in victory for the Tepanec empire
  • c. 1376 – 1395 Acamapichtli, the first tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, sent expeditions to fight for Azcapotzalco against various city states, notably Chalco, Cuahnahuac, Xochimilco
  • c. 1396 – 1417 Huitzilihuitl, the second tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, assisted in the conquest and sacking of the cities of Tultitlan, Cuauhtitlan, Chalco, Tollantzingo, Xaltocan, Otompa and Acolman
  • c. 1418 Tezozomoc's war with Ixtlilxochitl I of Texcoco

15th century

Map displaying the expansion of the Aztec Empire, showing the areas conquered by the Aztec rulers.[1]

• c. 1426 Tepanec Civil War
  • c. 1427 Maxtla, ruler of Coyoacán incited a rebellion among the nobles of Azcapotzalco and usurped the throne
  • c. 1427 – 1440 Allying with Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco, Itzcoatl went on to defeat Maxtla and end the Tepanec domination of central Mexico
• c. 1428 – 1521 Following the Tepanec Civil War, formation of the Aztec Triple Alliance and its subsequent instigation of the Flower Wars
  • c. 1430 – 1440 Successful campaigns against Xochimilco, Mixquic, Cuitlahuac, and Tezompa would secure agricultural resources for Tenochtitlan and, along with the conquest of Culhuacan and Coyoacán, would cement the Triple Alliance's control over the southern half of the Valley of Mexico.
  • c. 1440 – 1458 Reign of Moctezuma I
    • c. Subjugated the Huastec people and Totonac peoples
    • c. 1458 Moctezuma I led an expedition into Mixtec territory against the city-state of Coixtlahuaca
    • Campaigns conducted against Cosamaloapan, Ahuilizapan, and Cuetlachtlan
  • c. 1473 Axayacatl subjugated Tlatelolco
• c. 1480 – 1510 Saltpeter War
  • c. 1481 – 1486 Tizoc, the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, put down a rebellion of the Matlatzincan peoples of the Toluca Valley
  • c. 1486 – 1502 Ahuizotl began his reign by suppressing a Huastec rebellion, and then conquered the Mixtec and the Zapotec
  • c. 1502 – 1520 Through warfare Moctezuma II expanded the territory of the Aztec Empire as far south as Xoconosco in Chiapas and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and incorporated the Zapotec and Yopi people into the empire

The maximal extent of the Aztec Empire, according to María del Carmen Solanes Carraro and Enrique Vela Ramírez.

16th century

• 1519–1521 Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

• The Cholula Massacre of 1519
• Siege of Tenochtitlan (May 26 – August 13, 1521)

• 1527–1546 Spanish conquest of Yucatán
• 1533–1933 Mexican Indian Wars

• 1533 Yaqui Wars
• 1540 Conquest of Cíbola
• 1540 Tiguex War
• 1540–1542 Mixtón War
• 1550–1590 Chichimeca War
• 1599 Acoma Massacre

17th century

• 1533–1933 Mexican Indian Wars

• 1601 Acaxee Rebellion
• 1616 Tepehuán Revolt
• 1641–1924 Apache–Mexico Wars
• 1641–1864 Navajo Wars
• 1680 Pueblo Revolt

18th century

• 1533–1933 Mexican Indian Wars

• 1712 Tzeltal Rebellion
• 1751 Pima Revolt
• 1757 First Magdalena Massacre

19th century

• 1810–1821 Mexican War of Independence

Development of Spanish American Independence

  Government under traditional Spanish law

  Loyal to Supreme Central Junta or Cortes

  American junta or insurrection movement

  Independent state declared or established

  Height of French control of the Peninsula

• 1821–1870 Comanche-Mexico Wars
• 1824Chumash Revolt of 1824, indigenous uprising in Alta California
• April 25, 1846 – February 3, 1848 Mexican–American War
• 1847–1901 Caste War of Yucatán
• 1858–61 War of the Reform
• 1861–1867 French intervention in Mexico

20th century

• 1910–1921 Mexican Revolution
• 1926–1929 Cristero War
• 1968 Tlatelolco massacre
• 1959–2000 Dirty War in Mexico
• 1994–1995 Zapatista Uprising

21st century

• 1992 – present War on Drugs

• December 11, 2006 – present Mexican Drug War

• December 11, 2006 – present Operation Michoacán
• January 2, 2007 – present Operation Baja California
• 2007 – present Joint Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas
• 2008 – present Operation Sinaloa
• 2008 – present Operation Chihuahua
• February 2009 – present Operation Quintana Roo
• November 5, 2010 Shootout at Matamoros, 50–100 killed
• August 24, 2010 San Fernando massacre
• April 6, 2011 – June 7, 2011 San Fernando massacre
• June 25, 2010 Nuevo León mass graves
• July 16, 2011 – August 4, 2011 Operación Lince Norte
• June 3, 2011 Coahuila mass graves
• August 25, 2011 Monterrey casino attack
• August 28, 2011 – October 31, 2011 Operación Escorpión

References

1. Based on Hassig 1988.