War. The Canek rebellion is remembered today as a symbol of the racial and social conflict that predominated for centuries in the Spanish colonies.
Yucat�n in independent Mexico
Because of its geographical remoteness from the center of New Spain, especially fromMexico City, Yucat�n was not militarily affected by the Mexican War of Independence, but the war influenced the enlightened people of Yucat�n. In 1820 Lorenzo de Zavala, member of Sanjuanistas (a group of creoles who met at the church of San Juan in downtown M�rida), created the Patriotic Confederation, which eventually divided into two groups: the supporters of the Spanish government under the C�diz Constitution and another led by Zavala, which sought outright independence from Spain. Mariano Carrillo Albornoz then Governor of Yucat�n sent Zavala and Manuel Garc�a Sosa as deputies of the C�diz Cortesto Madrid, while the other liberals were imprisoned. While this was happening in Yucat�n, the Plan of Iguala was proclaimed in the current state of Guerrero (at that time part of the Intendency of Mexico).
On September 15, 1821, in the Hall of Councils of the City of Merida, Yucat�n declares its independence from Spain, almost immediately, Governor Juan Mar�a Echeverri sent two representatives to negotiate the incorporation of Yucat�n to the Mexican Empire. The incorporation to the Mexican Empire was on November 2, 1821.
Republic of Yucat�n
The Mexican Empire was quickly overthrown under the Plan of Casa Mata, the provinces of the empire became independent states. The first Republic of Yucat�n, declared on May 29, 1823, joined the Federal Republic of the United Mexican States as the Federated Republic of Yucat�n on December 23, 1823.
The second Republic of Yucat�n emerged when the federal pact signed by Yucat�n and endorsed in the Constitution of Yucat�n of 1825 was broken by the centralist government of Mexico since 1835. In 1841 the state of Tabasco
