Agustín de Iturbide

By Gabriela Martz

  • Birth

    Birth
    He born in Morelia, Mexico.

  • Royalist army

    Royalist army
    He entered the royalist army, becoming an officer in the provincial regiment of his native city.

  • Command of army

    Command of army
    He assumed command of the army and at Iguala, allied his reactionary force with Guerrero’s radical insurgents.

  • Plan de Iguala

    Plan de Iguala
    He proclaimed and published Plan de Iguala.

  • Independence of Mexico

    Independence of Mexico
    Juan O’Donojú, signed the Treaty of Córdoba, recognizing the independence of Mexico.

  • Emperor of Mexico

    Emperor of Mexico
    Iturbide placed the crown upon his own head and became Agustin I, emperor of Mexico.

  • Abdication

    Abdication
    He abdicated and went first to Italy and then to England. In 1824, he returned to Mexico.

  • Death

    Death
    He died captured and executed in Tamaulipas, Mexico.