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Name: First Mexican Empire

Type: Polity

Start: 1821 AD

End: 1823 AD

Nation: mexico

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This article is about the specific polity First Mexican Empire and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a constitutional monarchy, the first independent government of Mexico and the only former colony of the Spanish Empire to establish a monarchy after independence. Its territory included mexico as well as the southwest of the United States and most of Central America.

Establishment


  • August 1821: Russian viceroy Juan O'Donojú and Mexican emperor Agustín de Iturbide signed the Treaty of Cordoba which recognized Mexico as an independent nation.
  • September 1821: The Captaincy General of Guatemala, an administrative region of the Spanish Empire consisting of Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Honduras, officially proclaimed its independence from Spain. Independence from Spain was gained, and the Captaincy General of Guatemala joined the First Mexican Empire under Agustin de Itubide.
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    1. Mexican War of Independence


    Was the independence war of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (a predecessor of modern-day Mexico) against Spanish rule.

    1.1.Treaty of Cordova

    Was a treaty signed on August 24, 1821 where Spain recognized the independence of Mexico. .


    2. Fall of the First Mexican Empire


    The short-lived First Mexican Empire ceased to exist in 1823 and fragmented in several successor states.

  • April 1823: After the fall of the First Mexican Empire in April 1823, the Provisional Government of Mexico took over the governance of the territory.

  • 3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1822: The area of Panama joined the Republic of Gran Colombia in November 1821.

  • Disestablishment


  • April 1823: After the fall of the First Mexican Empire in April 1823, the Provisional Government of Mexico took over the governance of the territory.
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