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He born in Morelia, Mexico. -
He entered the royalist army, becoming an officer in the provincial regiment of his native city. -
He assumed command of the army and at Iguala, allied his reactionary force with Guerrero’s radical insurgents. -
He proclaimed and published Plan de Iguala. -
Juan O’Donojú, signed the Treaty of Córdoba, recognizing the independence of Mexico. -
Iturbide placed the crown upon his own head and became Agustin I, emperor of Mexico. -
He abdicated and went first to Italy and then to England. In 1824, he returned to Mexico. -
He died captured and executed in Tamaulipas, Mexico.