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This paper analyzes the various actions taken by the authorities of the state of Zacatecas (Mexico) during the First Federal Republic (1824-1835), in order to find solutions to problems related to the exercise of patronage and related topics. It shows that these proposals were useful to defend and drive federalism, and to advance a project to create a secular and liberal State and society. The paper concludes that the attempt to apply this was ambiguous, as it became part of the "pitfalls" that prevented the first federalism from consolidating by contributing to the division of local and national political groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper will explore Yucatecan-Mexican relations and local Yucatecan politicking during the early national period, using Yucatan's pronunciamien-tos of 1829 to 1832 as case studies. This examination will highlight that, while Yucatan has historically been perceived as a marginal and pro-autonomous state of early nineteenth-century Mexico, in fact, the years of Yucatecan seces-sion from 1829-1832 were instigated by a small but powerful government, and the majority of Yucatecan economic, military and political factions still desired unification with and possessed loyalty to Mexico. In turn, this exam-ination will contribute to re-defining the identification of Yucatan as a seces-sionist state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]