2. Fragment from "Liberalism and the Narrative Construction of the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Mexico" by William Riordan
"Mexican liberal historians of the nineteenth century faced the political and narrative challenge of constructing a national history that would explain the continual political instability and disastrous losses of territory that had occurred since independence was achieved in 1821. These dual challenges addressed them in the form of conservative narratives that appeared following Mexico’s defeat in its war with the United States, narratives that blamed the failures of the Mexican Republic precisely on the attempts by political leaders to reject Spanish political and cultural traditions and embrace the secular and liberal institutions of the United States, England, and France."
Question: Was the independence of Mexico an entirely liberal movement?
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