UP Diliman. Fondly referred to as the âDiliman Republic,â this university lies at the heart of Quezon City on 493 hectares of sprawling terrain. As the largest constituent unit, UP Diliman (UPD) is home to almost half of the whole Systemâs student population. It also offers the most number of degree programs.
The Latin American Countries wanted independence from Spain because they did not like Spanish taxes. The Spanish treated the people of Latin America like second, third, and fo â¦ urth class citizens.hey stole Mexico's treasures like gold, and precious gems, and left nothing for them. They didn't want to obey a king that was very distant from them, they wanted to be independent because of that.
Many American settlersand Tejanos, or Mexicans who lived in Texas, wanted tobreak away from Mexico.They did not like laws made bySanta Anna, Mexicoâs president.The Tejanos and Texansdecided to fight for independence.In 1836, Santa Anna took an army to San Antonio totake a fort called the Alamo.eople who wanted to annex Texas said itwas the manifest destiny of the United States to spread fromthe Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. In 1845, James Polkbecame President. Congress voted to annex Texas. War with Mexico The United States and Mexico disagreed on the borderbetween Texas and Mexico.