... Firstly, it transferred the power from the royal bureaucracy to the army. Secondly, although, the Roman Catholic Church, a pillar in the nation, had undergone severe losses in both manpower and material possessions, it was like the army, politically too powerful. Thirdly, the entire country was in a state of economic recession. The number of coinage minted had dropped as a result of a decline in mining and the country was in great debt. Finally, the new nation could not source any effective leadership for almost half of a century after their independence from Spain. This led to two problems. Primarily, out of this arose the rule of Caudillos and secondly the new nation became divided into three political factions each vying for a chance to rule. These major factions were conservatives, moderates and radicals. Spain refused to acknowledge Mexico's independence and rejected the offer as in the treaty of ...

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