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Impact of Independence
Iturbide had freed Mexico from Spain by staging a coup d´état. In several bad precedents, that would plague Mexico well into the twentieth century. -
Revolutionary movements
Revolutionary movements were almost always preceded by a plan, the military was very much involved in politics and the precedent of coup d'état would be well established in Mexican politics -
Iturbide Takes Power
Iturbide elevate himself to the position of emperor of Mexico, he made himself Generalissimo de Tierra y mar and gave himself a large salary. -
Iturbide´s regin
Would not last long as he created and inherited many problems that Mexico faced as an infant nation. In the end, Iturbide was not an emperor, but rather he was a caudillo. A caudillo was an appealing military leader with a personal following -
Iturbide´s issues
The independence movement had left Mexico in a bit of chaos. The silver mining was destroyed. Capital were investing their money outside of Mexico rather than reinvesting it into their own country. -
Iturbide´s issues
Agricultural production had decreased causing food prices to rise. Iturbide was criticized for nepotism. He awarded noble titles to his family and even made the birthdays of some of his family members national holidays. -
Iturbide leader
He became the first Mexican Leader to get rid of a legislative branch that had disagreed with him. -
Santa Anna
A man who became a major player in Mexican politics for the next several decades, Antonio de Padua Maria Severino Lopez de Santa Anna y Perez de Lebrón. -
The Plan de Veracruz
He entered the Plan de Veracruz, in which Mexico was turned into a republic. Iturbide would be arrested for treason and met his demise in 1824.