How were the Mexican independence and revolution different?

Answer 1

The source of the discontent was to be found in the Catholic church instead of in the cane fields. It was directed from the pulpit which gave it a moral underpinning that the Spanish government had a hard time dealing with.

Answer 2

The Mexican Independence War (1810-1821) was the struggle for independence from Spain, led by criollos - people of Spanish descent born in the Americas. There were 23,000 people killed during such conflict.

The Mexican Revolution (1910-1921) was a conflict between the Mexican people - specially workers and peasants - against Mexican federal government troops, with human rights and land reform as the main drivers of such conflict. Most sources suggest between 1 million and 2 million people died during the course of that revolution.