Diary of a Mexican Government Official

20 March 1811 Mexico

Dear Diary,

The entire country is going mad; we are in the midst of the peak of the revolution. I am going to go insane soon if things don’t begin to calm down soon. Attempting to help and satisfy both sides of the revolution is begging to take a toll on me, it’s nearly impossible! Today was what I hoped to have been the peak of the revolution, the fighting and chaos is in full swing. The rebel armies defeated the insurgents at Puenta de Calderon today on the Lerma River near Guadalajara. And tomorrow they plan to capture Hidalgo and Allende at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Bajan using the mass of troops we used to defeat the armies today. Due to the large masses, there is nothing we can do to stop them, they are a force to be reckoned with.

I should have seen this whole ordeal coming; I mean it was only a matter of time before the citizens revolted against the barely functional government. Already in the early 1800’s you could see the citizens losing trust and losing their excitement for the colonial rule. By this point they were beginning to form smaller governments that each wanted to lead to a self-governing country, not a bad idea at all in my opinion. The separations of power had began to be so great, that soon enough damage would be even worse than it is at this point. The upper classman, although I am one myself, are an overall greedy group of people. We were looking out for the best interest of ourselves, and what is best for our lifestyle, and although the people don’t always agree with our decisions, we can easily see that it is what’s best for them as a whole. This idea of a type of republic in a way, rather than an absolute ruler took flight. Soon enough, the idea began to materialize in the rebels heads, and this idea of a reformed governments seemed to be within their reach, until it leaked out of the government, who stopped this extreme act from happening.

This stopping of the rebels “plan” to take over the government resulted, in turn, in some major social problems. Socially, the division was even greater between the upper class who wanted to keep the monarchy, and the absolute ruler that benefited them, and the lower classes who wanted the colonies to have a representative union government that would make their voices heard in politics, and not just he voices of the rich men. This division later resulted in the two sided fighting later on as the revolution is developing.

My concern as a government official is that the fighting will get completely out of hand, almost beyond repair and that the government will no longer have any control what so ever, the control will be solely in the hands of the dangerous people. If this boundary is crossed than the entire country could be in danger. The economic side of the government will begin to decline and without structure there will be complete chaos in the streets. There will be no order to life; people will be wandering around doing whatever they want with no one to reprimand them.

Although I have many worries as a government leader for this country, the Revolution will hopefully have a positive impact on the future of Mexico. The Rebels will hopefully cease the fighting and let their voices be heard by the ideally, open minded upper-class. And although this is rare, maybe the upper-class men will find a compromise with the Rebels. Maybe they can find a way to find a representative government for both populations where the upper-class will still hold their power, partially, but also in a way that the lower-classes can be heard and can have their opinions affect the Mexican government. Ideally, politically the government will develop a form of representation where both classes can be represented accurately where they can both be content. And ideally, socially, the Mexican colonies will form one union where there can be a more simple government, hopefully resulting in a little more social equality and social justice among the classes. Ideally the upper-class will give away some of their power to the government and the overall good of the people therefore chaos can be decreased and order can be regained in the Mexican Government.

Recently the fighting has been getting out of hand, the revolution is completely underway and the rebels are fighting the upperclassmen. And although the upperclassmen have money on their side, the rebels are fighting for something real, which could help them in the end. They are fighting for a chance at their own voices being heard, not just a chance to keep the other people of the country out of their life, keep them hidden. The rebels are fighting for a major life change for them, while the upperclassmen are just fighting to keep the lower-class “nuisances” out of the way. Hopefully the fighting will calm down soon and all problems can be resolved in a manner that will successfully please both sides, the rebels and the upper-class population.