question In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain. What happened in California as a result? Californios fought for indepe
ndence from Mexico. Mexican businessmen planned a rail route to Canada. Native Americans were given parcels of land called ranchos. Mexican officials terminated the mission system.
After Mexico gained its independence from Spain, Mexican officials terminated the mission system for fear of the influence of the Roman Catholic church in the new nation.
<h3>Mexican independence</h3>
The Mexican War of Independence which started on 16 September 1810 and ended on 27 September 1821 was an armed conflict and political process which ultimately resulted in Mexico's independence from Spain.
It was a local and regional struggles that occurred within the same time in history, and can be termed a revolutionary civil war.
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