Agustin de Iturbide, leader of the Spanish royalist forces. He became Agustin I of the First Mexican Empire from 1821 to 1823 until republican forces led by Vicente Guerrero and Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana forced him to abdicate and instituted a federal republic as form of government.
On the insurgent (i.e. Mexican) side:Miguel HidalgoIgnacio AllendeJose Maria MorelosVicente GuerreroMariano MatamorosGuadalupe VictoriaAgustin de Iturbide*On the Spanish side:Francisco VenegasFelix Maria CallejaJuan Ruiz de ApodacaJuan O'DonojuAgustin de Iturbide*A special case is Agustin de Iturbide, who entered the war as supreme commander of the Spanish forces in 1821. When Vicente Guerrero offered him the throne, he switched sides, effectively consummating the independence of Mexico from Spain. Iturbide became emperor of the First Mexican Empire (1821-1823) until Guerrero and Victoria forced him to abdicate and transformed Mexico into a federal republic.On the insurgent (i.e. Mexican) side: Miguel HidalgoIgnacio AllendeJose Maria MorelosVicente GuerreroMariano MatamorosGuadalupe VictoriaAgustin de Iturbide*On the Spanish side:Francisco VenegasFelix Maria CallejaJuan Ruiz de ApodacaJuan O'DonojuAgustin de Iturbide*A special case is Agustin de Iturbide, who entered the war as supreme commander of the Spanish forces in 1821. When Vicente Guerrero offered him the throne, he switched sides, effectively consummating the independence of Mexico from Spain. Iturbide became emperor of the First Mexican Empire (1821-1823) until Guerrero and Victoria forced him to abdicate and transformed Mexico into a federal republic.
The greatest, at least from the Mexican people's point of view, was to transform Mexico from a monarchy into a federal republic. He helped overthrow Agustin de Iturbide and institute a presidential republic on 1823.
It became an absolute monarchy, led by former General Agustín de Iturbide, who renamed himself Agustin I. Then the former New Spain became the Mexican Empire.The monarchy was short-lived, however: mismanagement and useless expenditures gave enough reasons for generals Vicente Guerrero and Antonio López de Santa Anna to strike a coup in 1823 and transform Mexico into a federal republic, similar to the neighboring United States.
Well it did, and failed: The general of such army, Spanish nobleman Agustin the Iturbide, betrayed Spain in exchange for the throne of Mexico once it became independent. He then rose as Agustin I of the Mexican Empire (1822-1823), until Mexico became a Republic and he was ousted and exiled. He later tried to return, but was captured and executed by firing squad on July 19, 1824.However, in the very unlikely event that Mexico didn't gain its independence (it did because Spain was already a falling empire), the worst case scenario would have been the eventual clash between American and Spanish forces, destroying the thirteen original colonies and turning them into a Spanish viceroyalty.
Mexico was becoming an independent country - an empire, with Agustin de Iturbide as monarch of the Mexican Empire.
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Mexico did, with Vicente Guerrero, Agustin de Iturbide and Guadalupe Victoria as Mexico's generals.
General Agustin de Iturbide proclaimed himself emperor. But in 1823, generals overthrew him & Mexico became a republic .
General Agustin de Iturbide proclaimed himself emperor. But in 1823, generals overthrew him & Mexico became a republic .
Agustin de Iturbide, leader of the loyalist forces, switched allegiances thus consolidating the independence of Mexico from Spain.
Agustin de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico. Hid reign was short-lived though, as some generals revolted and installed a Republic form of government in Mexico.
After its independence in 1821, Mexico became a monarchy, ruled by Agustin de Iturbide. After a couple of years of an ineffective and economically wasteful government, several generals staged a coup d'etat in 1823, ousting Iturbide and transforming Mexico into a federal republic.
As a member of the royalist army, Agustín de Iturbide was instrumental in defending Valladolid from revolutionary forces. Later, he defeated the revolutionary coalition and crowned himself Emperor of Mexico. Though his reign was unsuccessful, he is still considered a hero of Mexican independence.
An absolute monarchy, led by Emperor Agustin I. However, due to mismanaged finances, republicans staged a coup d'etat and sacked Agustin de Iturbide in 1823, switching to a federal republic during the same year.
Emperor Agustin de Iturbide (1821-1822). However, most of his generals held democratic ideals and with the Casa Mata Plan, switched Mexico's government from "empire" to "republic".