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On November 2,1821, Don Agustín de Iturbide as President of the Interim Junta of government integrated by 38 others; decreed that the National flag should be composed of vertical bands with green, white, and red; with a crowned eagoe at the center resting on the mythical cactus. This flag was used during the Empire period of Iturbide, starting July 21, 1822
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Agustín de Iturbide (1783– 1824) was born in Valladolid, now Morelia, Michoacán to a noble family of Mexico. He was commissioned into the colonial army when still in his teens.[1] When the Mexican War of Independence broke out in 1810, Iturbide rejected an offer to lead insurgent troops, choosing to fight on the royalist side.[2] He principally fought against insurgent generals José María Morelos and Vicente Guerrero. The former he fought prior until 1816 and had success against.[3] The latter he fought against in 1820-1821 but could not defeat.[4] In 1820, political upheaval in Spain itself, leading to the Spanish king’s acceptance of the Cadiz Constitution and its republican ideals, left the landed class, which included Iturbide, turning toward the notion of autonomy for Mexico as a way to preserve their status and the colonial system. Given this fact and the fact that Iturbide could not defeat Guerrero’s forces, Iturbide is said to have “switched sides”[5] to fight for Mexico’s independence against Spain. However, Iturbide’s idea of Mexican independence was very different from liberal insurgents such as Hidalgo, Morelos and Guerrero. In his Plan of Iguala, he outlined an idea where Mexico would be autonomous but ruled by a member of the Bourbon dynasty and still within the Spanish empire. This idea became enshrined in Iturbide’s “three guarantees” (independence, supremacy of the Catholic faith and equality of the creole and Spanish-born classes) as a way to build a coalition that for almost ten years had been fighting one another. He succeeded in building this coalition and marched into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the War of Independence.[6]
When the nascent Mexican government was unable to find a suitable royal to take the throne, Iturbide crowned himself emperor in 1822 after street demonstrations urging him to do so. Despite probable initial reluctance to accept the position, Iturbide did, and with congressional approval was crowned Agustin I, Constitutional Emperor of Mexico on 21 July 1822.[4][7] While it would seem that a popularly-acclaimed emperor with congressional backing would be a compromise between those wanting a republic and those wanted a monarchy, the reality was neither side was happy with the arrangement.[2][4] Republicans in the congress most-strongly challenged Iturbide’s rule and policies, and he responded by shutting it down. This galvanized opposition against him and turned a number of supporters against him as well. It came to a head when Antonio López de Santa Anna publicly announced his opposition to the empire with his Plan of Casa Mata and marched toward Mexico City. Iturbide put up some resistance but then quickly agreed to the plan’s terms which included the reinstatement of congress as well as his abdication and exile. Iturbide abdicated in March of 1823 and went into exile the following May. His reign had lasted eight months.[6] In 1824, Iturbide tried to return to Mexico, landing in Tamaulipas, but was tried and executed as a traitor.[1]
Although Iturbide’s reign was short, it defined the pre- and post-independence the political struggles that Mexico would endure until the 20th century. The two ends of Mexico’s political spectrum, liberals that favored populist representative government and conservatives that favored a more dictatorial regime would struggle, each gaining the upper hand at various times from Iturbide’s abdication. Iturbide also left behind the strategy of the use of proposals or plans to push political agendas with the backing of the military. Lastly, he also designed Mexico’s current flag.[4] [2][8]
Wiki-history lesson
On November 2,1821, Don Agustín de Iturbide as President of the Interim Junta of government integrated by 38 others; decreed that the National flag should be composed of vertical bands with green, white, and red; with a crowned eagoe at the center resting on the mythical cactus. This flag was used during the Empire period of Iturbide, starting July 21, 1822
(Source)
Agustín de Iturbide (1783– 1824) was born in Valladolid, now Morelia, Michoacán to a noble family of Mexico. He was commissioned into the colonial army when still in his teens.[1] When the Mexican War of Independence broke out in 1810, Iturbide rejected an offer to lead insurgent troops, choosing to fight on the royalist side.[2] He principally fought against insurgent generals José María Morelos and Vicente Guerrero. The former he fought prior until 1816 and had success against.[3] The latter he fought against in 1820-1821 but could not defeat.[4] In 1820, political upheaval in Spain itself, leading to the Spanish king’s acceptance of the Cadiz Constitution and its republican ideals, left the landed class, which included Iturbide, turning toward the notion of autonomy for Mexico as a way to preserve their status and the colonial system. Given this fact and the fact that Iturbide could not defeat Guerrero’s forces, Iturbide is said to have “switched sides”[5] to fight for Mexico’s independence against Spain. However, Iturbide’s idea of Mexican independence was very different from liberal insurgents such as Hidalgo, Morelos and Guerrero. In his Plan of Iguala, he outlined an idea where Mexico would be autonomous but ruled by a member of the Bourbon dynasty and still within the Spanish empire. This idea became enshrined in Iturbide’s “three guarantees” (independence, supremacy of the Catholic faith and equality of the creole and Spanish-born classes) as a way to build a coalition that for almost ten years had been fighting one another. He succeeded in building this coalition and marched into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the War of Independence.[6]
When the nascent Mexican government was unable to find a suitable royal to take the throne, Iturbide crowned himself emperor in 1822 after street demonstrations urging him to do so. Despite probable initial reluctance to accept the position, Iturbide did, and with congressional approval was crowned Agustin I, Constitutional Emperor of Mexico on 21 July 1822.[4][7] While it would seem that a popularly-acclaimed emperor with congressional backing would be a compromise between those wanting a republic and those wanted a monarchy, the reality was neither side was happy with the arrangement.[2][4] Republicans in the congress most-strongly challenged Iturbide’s rule and policies, and he responded by shutting it down. This galvanized opposition against him and turned a number of supporters against him as well. It came to a head when Antonio López de Santa Anna publicly announced his opposition to the empire with his Plan of Casa Mata and marched toward Mexico City. Iturbide put up some resistance but then quickly agreed to the plan’s terms which included the reinstatement of congress as well as his abdication and exile. Iturbide abdicated in March of 1823 and went into exile the following May. His reign had lasted eight months.[6] In 1824, Iturbide tried to return to Mexico, landing in Tamaulipas, but was tried and executed as a traitor.[1]
Although Iturbide’s reign was short, it defined the pre- and post-independence the political struggles that Mexico would endure until the 20th century. The two ends of Mexico’s political spectrum, liberals that favored populist representative government and conservatives that favored a more dictatorial regime would struggle, each gaining the upper hand at various times from Iturbide’s abdication. Iturbide also left behind the strategy of the use of proposals or plans to push political agendas with the backing of the military. Lastly, he also designed Mexico’s current flag.[4] [2][8]
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