Papers commenting on the government of Mexico, 1823-[ca. 1824].

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Papers commenting on the government of Mexico, 1823-[ca. 1824].

Autograph letter (7 p.) commenting upon Iturbide and other governmental questions, dated Febr. 23, 1823, accompanied by a list of government officials dated Febr. 24, 1823; autograph notes (3 p.) commenting upon military and political developments in Mexico and Central America, unsigned; autograph notes (4 p.) on defensive situations in various parts of Southern Mexico and Central America and opinions of people, unsigned.

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Iturbide, Agustín de, 1783-1824

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First emperor of Mexico. Born 1783 in Valladolid (Morelia); executed July 19, 1824, in Padilla, Tamaulipas. Iturbide joined the army in 1800, by 1810 was fighting with the royalists, and by 1820 held the rank of colonel. In February 1821 he and Vicente Guerrero signed the Plan de Iguala and created the Ejército Trigarante. In August 1821 Iturbide and viceroy Juan O'Donoju signed the Tratado de Córdoba, ending the war and giving Mexico independence. Iturbide was proclaimed emperor in May 1822 b...