President Vicente Guerrero, one of the leaders in Mexico's war for independence from Spain, became the Vice President of free Mexico. He staged a coup d'etat to become the second President of Mexico in 1827. While the new constitution prohibited slavery in 1824, he expedited the process and declared all slaves free in 1827. By 1829, there were no slaves in the new republic. Guerrero also prohibited any mention of race in public documents or records. He lifted heavy tax burdens from the poor. the elite staged a coup d'etat and had him executed in 1831. There is a province in the Pacific Coast region ( Guerrero : includes Oaxaca and Costa Chica ) named in his honor and is the primary residence of Mexico's Afro-Mexican population. There is also a pace nearby called Morelo (Moorelo).
see the video clip on the FACEBOOK blog about Black Mexicans.
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