Mexican Empire

1821–1823

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The Mexican Empire existed briefly from 1821 to 1823. It was established following Mexico's independence from Spain, largely due to the efforts of Agustín de Iturbide. Iturbide, initially a royalist officer, switched sides and, with General Vicente Guerrero, proposed the Iguala Plan. This plan guaranteed independence, religious supremacy for Roman Catholicism, and equal rights for Spaniards and Creoles.

In 1822, Iturbide crowned himself Emperor Agustín I. However, his rule was short-lived due to internal opposition, and he was overthrown in 1823. A second, brief Mexican Empire existed from 1864 to 1867 under Maximilian.1234

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The first Mexican Empire spanned only a short transitional period during which Mexico became an independent republic. Independence from the former mother country had been the only glue which bound republicans and monarchists together, but, once that elusive goal had been achieved,…
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The first Mexican Empire spanned only a short transitional period during which Mexico became an independent republic. Independence from the former mother country had been the only glue which bound republicans and monarchists together, but, once that elusive goal had been achieved,…
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