Mexican independence

Name: Mexican independence
Start: 1821
Location: Córdoba, Veracruz

1821 · Córdoba, Veracruz · Americas · Politics

Madrid's last envoy agrees to an independent Mexico

Mexican independence — Wikimedia Commons

On 24 August 1821 at Córdoba, Agustín de Iturbide and Juan O'Donojú, the last ruler of New Spain sent from Madrid, signed a treaty making the Mexican Empire independent. A month later the Army of the Three Guarantees entered Mexico City, and in 1822 Iturbide proclaimed himself emperor.

State: Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire

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