30-year span now known as the "Age of Santa Anna". In 1834, President Antonio López de Santa Anna dissolved Congress, forming a new government. That government instituted the Centralist Republic of Mexico by approving a new centralist constitution ("Siete Leyes"). From its formation in 1835 until its dissolution in 1846, the Centralist Republic was governed by eleven presidents (none of which finished their term). It called for the state militias to disarm, but many states resisted, including Mexican Texas, which declared independence in the Texas Revolution of 1836. During the 1840s, other provinces separated. The Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840, and the Republic of Yucatán declared independence in 1841. May 23, 1835 – The Mexican State of Aguascalientes is formed by decree of President Santa Anna. December 28, 1836 – Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico. May 1838 – An insurrection breaks out in Tizimín, beginning the campaign for the independence of Yucatan from Mexico. November 1838 – The Pastry War (also known as the First French intervention in Mexico) began with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz by French forces sent by King Louis-Philippe. The intervention followed many claims by French nationals of losses due to unrest in Mexico City, as well as the failure of Mexico to pay a large debt to France. March 1839 – The Pastry War ends with a British-brokered peace. Nicaragua April 30, 1838 – Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation (see Nicaragua's early history). Costa Rica May 5, 1835 – Braulio Carrillo is sworn in as Head of State of Costa Rica. May 28, 1838 – Braulio Carrillo is sworn in as Head of State of Costa Rica, thus beginning his second term in office. Puerto Rico May 7, 1836 – The settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain. Honduras November 5, 1838 – The Central American Civil War begins with Honduras' separation from the Central American Federation. The Caribbean Jamaica 27 December, 1831 - Sam Sharpe leads a major slave rebellion, also known as the Baptist War. The slave uprising lasted for 10 days and spread throughout the entire island, mobilizing as many as 60,000 of Jamaica's enslaved population. The British colonial government used the armed Jamaican military forces and warriors from the