1846 in Mexico
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Events in the year 1846 in Mexico.
Incumbents
- President – Mariano Paredes
- President – José Mariano Salas
- President – Valentín Gómez Farías
Governors
Events
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Genl. Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
- April 25 – Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries.
- May 8 – Mexican–American War – Battle of Palo Alto: Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande at Palo Alto, Texas in the first major battle of the war.
- May 9 – Mexican–American War – Battle of Resaca de la Palma in Brownsville, Texas
- May 13 – Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
September 21–24: Battle of Monterrey (Mexican–American War).
- June 10 – Mexican–American War: The California Republic declares independence from Mexico.
- June 14 – Bear Flag Revolt: American settlers in Sonoma, California start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
- July 7 – Acting on instructions from Washington, DC, Commodore
- August 6 – José Mariano Salas assumed the presidency as provisional president.
- August 22 – President José Mariano Salas decreed the Mexican Constitution of 1824 in effect again.
Notable births
References
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