This is a list of conflicts in Mexico arranged chronologically starting from the Pre-Columbian era (Lithic, Archaic, Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic periods of Mesoamerica; ) up to the colonial and postcolonial periods ( – ). This list includes any raid, strike, skirmish, siege, sacking, and/or battle (land, naval, and air) that occurred on the territories of what may today be referred to as Mexico (Mesoamerica, Aridoamerica, and Oasisamerica); however, in which the conflict itself may have only been part of an operation of a campaign in a theater of a greater war (e.g. any and/or all border, undeclared, colonial, proxy, liberation, global, Indian wars, etc.). There may also be periods of violent, civil unrest listed; such as, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, coups, assassinations, regicides, riots, rebellions, revolutions, and civil wars (as well as wars of succession and/or independence). The list might also contain episodes of human sacrifice, mass suicide, and ethnic cleansing/genocide.
Pre-Columbian era (c. 33000 BCE – 1521 CE)
Preclassic stage (c. 2000 BCE – c. 250 CE)
Late Preclassic period (c. 350 BCE – c. 1 BCE)
Terminal Preclassic division (c. 159 – c. 250 CE)
Teotihuacan civilization (c. 100 BCE – c. 550 CE)
Campaigns of Spearthrower Owl ( CE) Conquest of Tikal (378 CE) Conquest of Copán (426 CE) Conquest of Quiriguá (426 CE) Fall of Teotihuacan (c. 500 – 550 CE)
Maya civilization (c. 1000 BCE – c. 1697 CE)
Wars of the Mayans (c. 2000 BCE – 1697) Campaigns of K'inich Tatb'u Skull I ( CE) Conquest of Bonampak Campaigns of Yuknoom Chʼeen I ()
Classic (c. 250 – c. 900 CE)
Early Classic period (c. 250 – c. 550 CE) Maya civilization (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE)
Wars of the Mayans (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE) Campaigns of Tuun Kʼabʼ Hix () Campaigns of Itzamnaaj Bahlam II () War against Ah Ahaual Campaigns of Yohl Ikʼnal () Palenque–Calakmul war (599–611 CE) Sack of Palenque (599 CE)
Late Classic period (c. 550 – c. 830 CE) Maya civilization (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE)
Wars of the Mayans (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE) Campaigns of Sky Witness () Tikal–Calakmul wars (537–838 CE) First Tikal–Calakmul War (537–572 CE) Star wars (562–781 CE) Tikal–Calakmul star war (562 CE) Campaigns of Scroll Serpent () Calakmul–Palenque war (599 CE) Campaigns of Yuknoom Head () Star wars (562–781 CE) Calakmul–Naranjo star war (631 CE) Campaigns of K'ahk' Xiiw Chan Chaahk () Star wars (562–781 CE) Naranjo–Caracol war (636 CE) Campaigns of Bahlam Ajaw () Star wars (562–781 CE) Tortuguero star war (644 CE) Conquest of Comalcalco (649 CE) Campaigns of Yuknoom Chʼeen II () Tikal–Calakmul wars (537–838 CE) Second Tikal–Calakmul War (650–695 CE) Defeat of Calakmul (695 CE) Star wars (562–781 CE) Tikal–Calakmul star war (657 CE) Campaigns of Yaxun Bʼalam III () Conquest of Hix Witz ( CE) Campaigns of Itzamnaaj Bahlam III () War against Ah Ahaual ( CE) Campaigns of Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak () Defeat of Ucanal (695 CE) Sack of Yaxha (710 CE) Campaigns of K'inich B'aaknal Chaak () Star wars (562–781 CE) Tonina–Palenque war (711 CE) Campaigns of Wak Chanil Ajaw () Sack of K'inichil Kab (699 CE) Sacking of nine unknown polities ( CE) Victory against Komkom (726 CE) Campaigns of Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak () Conquest of Komkom (726 CE) Defeat by Tikal (744 CE) War of succession ( CE) Campaigns of Yaxun Bʼalam IV () Defeat of Yuknoom Tookʼ Kʼawiil () Tikal–Calakmul wars (537–838 CE) Third Tikal–Calakmul War (720–744 CE) Conquest of Calakmul (736 CE)
Terminal Classic period (c. 830 – c. 950 CE) Maya civilization (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE) Wars of the Mayans (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE) Classic Maya collapse ( CE)
Toltec civilization (c. 950 CE – c. 1168 CE)
Toltec empire (c. 674 – c. 1122 CE)
Campaigns of Xochitl () Toltec civil war ( CE) Campaigns of Ce Acatl Topiltzin () Toltec civil war ( CE)
Postclassic (c. 900 – c. 1521 CE)
Early Postclassic period (c. 950 – c. 1200 CE) Mixtec civilization (c. 1500 BCE – c. 1523 CE)
Campaigns of Eight Deer Jaguar Claw () Conquest of Red and White Bundle () Execution of Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (1115 CE) Campaigns of Atonal II () Defeated by the Aztecs () Conquest of Coixtlahuaca () Maya civilization (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE)
Wars of the Mayans (c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE) Classic Maya collapse ( CE) Campaigns of Chac-Xib-Chac () Conquest of Chichen Itza Fall of Mayapan ( CE)
Late Postclassic period (c. 1200 – 1521 CE) Purépecha civilization (c. 1300 – 1530 CE)
Purépecha empire (c. 1300 – 1530 CE)
Campaigns of Tariácuri () Campaigns of Tangaxuan II () Saltpeter war (1480–1510 CE)
Zapotec civilization (c. 700 BCE – 1521 CE)
Wars of the Zapotecs Campaigns of Cosijoeza ( CE) Zapotec conquest of Tehuantepec (1487 CE) Zapotec warfare and resistance against the Aztecs (1496–1497 CE) Aztec siege of Tehuantepec (1496 CE) Aztec destruction of Huaxyacac (1497 CE) Aztec destruction of Mitla (1497 CE) Aztec siege of Guiengola (1497 CE)
Aztec civilization (c. 1325 – 1521 CE)
Tepanec empire (c. 995–1428 CE)
Wars of the Tepanecs ( CE) Conquest of Ayotoxco ( CE) Conquest of Ocoyoacac ( CE) Conquest of Coyoacán ( CE) Conquest of Coatepec ( CE) Conquest of Cuitláhuac ( CE) Conquest of Cuauhtitlan ( CE) Conquest of Azcapotzalco ( CE) Conquest of Atotonilco ( CE) Campaigns of Coxcoxtli ( CE) Culhuacán-Mexica war ( CE) Conquest of Coatlinchan ( CE) Conquest of Tetzcoco ( CE) Conquest of Cuajimalpa (1342 CE) Conquest of Xochimilco ( CE) Conquest of Chalco ( CE) Conquest of Cuauhnahuac ( CE) Campaigns of Tezozomoc () Azcapotzalco-Texcoco war ( CE) Conquest of Tepotzotlán (1372 CE) Conquest of Culhuacán ( CE) Conquest of Xaltocan ( CE) Campaigns of Maxtla () Rebellion in Azcapotzalco ( CE) Tepanec War (1426–1440 CE) Wars of the Aztecs ( CE) Campaigns of Acamapichtli () Conquest of Chalco ( CE) Conquest of Cuauhnahuac Conquest of Xochimilco ( CE) Campaigns of Huitzilihuitl () Conquest of Tollantzingo ( CE) Conquest of Otompa ( CE) Conquest of Acolman (1396 CE) Conquest of Tultitlan ( CE) Conquest of Xaltocan ( CE)
Aztec Empire (1428–1521 CE)
Wars of the Aztecs (1325 – 1521 CE) Tepanec War (1426–1440 CE) Conquest of Teotihuacan (1427 CE) Campaigns of Itzcoatl () Conquest of Coyoacán ( CE) Conquest of Culhuacán ( CE) Conquest of Mixquic (1432 CE) Conquest of Cuitláhuac ( CE) Conquest of Tezompa ( CE) Conquest of Cuauhnahuac ( CE) Conquest of Tenayuca ( CE) Campaigns of Moctezuma I () Subjugation of the Huastec people ( CE) Subjugation of the Totonac people ( CE) Flower wars (1454–1519 CE) Subjugation of the Mixtec people ( CE) Conquest of Coixtlahuaca ( CE) Conquest of Cosamaloapan ( CE) Conquest of Āhuilizāpan ( CE) Conquest of Cuauhtitlan ( CE) Campaigns of Axayacatl () Battle of Tlatelolco (1473 CE) Conquest of Tlatelolco (1473 CE) Conquest of Cuetlachtlan (1474 CE) Subjugation of the Matlatzinca people ( CE) Conquest of Calixtlahuaca ( CE) Conquest of Tollocan (1478 CE) Campaigns of Moctezuma II () Conquest of Soconusco ( CE) Conquest of Tehuantepec ( CE) Subjugation of the Zapotec people ( CE) Subjugation of the Yopi people ( CE)
Colonial period (1521–1821)
Spanish Golden Age (1492–1681)
Trastámaran dynasty (1479–1555)
Spanish conquest era (1521–1550)
European colonization of the Americas () Spanish colonization of the Americas () Spanish conquest of Mexico () Spanish conquest of the Maya () Spanish conquest of Yucatán ( – 1546) Spanish conquest of Chiapas () Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521) Cholula massacre (1519) Massacre in the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (1520) Battle of Cempoala (1520) La Noche Triste (1520) Battle of Otumba (1520) Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521) Battle of Colhuacatonco (1521) Spanish conquest of the Tarascan empire (1522–1530) Expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1535–1554) Conquest of Cíbola (1540) Tiguex War (1540–1541) Yaqui Wars (1533–1929) Mixtón war (1540–1542) Apache Wars ( – 1924) Apache–Mexico Wars ( – 1915) Chichimeca war (1550–1590)
Habsburg dynasty (1555–1700)
Pax Hispanica (1598–1621)
European colonization of the Americas () Spanish colonization of the Americas () Spanish conquest of Mexico () Spanish conquest of the Maya () Spanish conquest of Chiapas () Spanish conquest of Petén () Yaqui Wars (1533–1929) Apache Wars ( – 1924) Apache–Mexico Wars ( – 1924) Chichimeca war (1550–1590) Acoma massacre (1599) Acaxee Rebellion (1601–1607) Tepehuán Revolt (1616–1620) Navajo Wars ( – 1864) European wars of religion () Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) Anglo-Spanish war (1585–1604) Raid on Tabasco (1599)
Bourbon dynasty (1700–1808)
European colonization of the Americas () Spanish colonization of the Americas () Spanish conquest of Mexico () Spanish conquest of the Maya () Apache wars ( – 1924) Apache–Mexico wars ( – 1924) First Magdalena Massacre (1757) Second Magdalena massacre (1776) Navajo wars ( – 1864) Tzeltal rebellion (1712)
Postcolonial period (1821 – present) Mexican independence era (1808–1829) House of Bonaparte (1808–1813)
Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1833) Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821) First stage (1810–1811) Battle of Monte de las Cruces (1810) Battle of Calderón Bridge (1811) Organizational phase (1810–1815) Battle of El Veladero (1810–1811) Battle of Puerto de Piñones (1811) Battle of Zacatecas (1811) Battle of El Maguey (1811) Battle of Llanos de Santa Juana (1811) Battle of Zitácuaro (1812) Battle of Tecualoya (1812) Battle of Tenancingo (1812) Siege of Cuautla (1812) Battle of Izúcar (1812) Siege of Huajuapan de León (1812) Battle of Tenango del Valle (1812) Battle of Escamela (1812) Battle of Zitlala (1812) Capture of Orizaba (1812) Capture of Oaxaca (1812)
House of Bourbon (1813–1820)
Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1833) Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821) Organizational phase (1811–1815) Battle of Rosillo Creek (1813) Siege of Acapulco (1813) Battle of La Chincúa (1813) Battle of Alazan Creek (1813) Battle of Medina (1813) Battle of Lomas de Santa María (1813) Battle of Puruarán (1814) Battle of Temalaca (1815) Resistance and consummation phases (1815–1821) Battle of Agua Zarca (1819)
House of Iturbide (1821–1823)
First Mexican Empire (1821–1823)
Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1833) Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821) Resistance and consummation phases (1815–1821) Battle of Azcapotzalco (1821)
Revolt against the emperor (1822–1823)
Casa Mata Plan Revolution (1822–1823) Battle of Almolonga (1823)
First Mexican Republic (1824–1835)
Provisional Government of Mexico (1823–1824)
Spaniards in Mexico (1821–1829)
Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico (1821–1829) Battle of Mariel (1828)
Revolts against the government (1823) Rebellion of Oaxaca (1823) Rebellion of Guadalajara (1823) Rebellion of Puebla (1823) Revolt of Querétaro (1823)
Age of Santa Anna (1829–1846)
Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico (1821–1829) Battle of Tampico (1829–1829)
Centralist Republic of Mexico (1835–1846)
Comanche conflict (1821–1846)
Comanche-Mexico Wars (1821–1870)
Armed opposition (1835–1840)
Mexican Federalist War (1835–1840) Zacatecas rebellion (1835) Battle of Zacatecas (1835)
Texas war for independence (1835–1836)
Mexican Federalist War (1835–1840) Mexican conflicts with Texas (1835–1836) Texas Revolution (1835–1836) Battle of Gonzales (1835) Battle of Goliad (1835) Battle of Concepción (1835) Grass Fight (1835) Siege of Béxar (1835) Battle of San Patricio (1836) Battle of the Alamo (1836) Battle of Agua Dulce (1836) Battle of Refugio (1836) Battle of Coleto (1836) Battle of San Jacinto (1836) Battle of Matamoros (1836) Battle of Salado Creek (1842) Texan Santa Fe Expedition (1841–1842) Battle of Acajete (1839) Siege of Tampico (1839) Battle of Alcantra (1839) Rebellion of the Republic of the Rio Grande Battle of Santa Rita de Morelos (1840) Battle of Saltillo (1840) First Franco-Mexican War (1838–1839) Battle of Veracruz (1838) Mier expedition (1842–1843) Naval Battle of Campeche (1843–1843)
Mexican–American War (1846)