Plan of Iguala

The Plan of Iguala was a 1821 political program that called for an independent, Catholic, and united Mexico under a constitutional monarchy.

Mexican War of Independence: An armed struggle from 1810 to 1821 that ended Spanish rule in Mexico. The plan offered a political settlement to this decade-long conflict.
Catholic Church in Mexico: The institution of Roman Catholicism in Mexico, historically influential in religious, political, and social life. The plan made Catholicism the exclusive religion of the new nation.
Mexican Empire: The monarchy established in Mexico after independence, first under Agustín de Iturbide from 1822 to 1823. The plan’s monarchical proposal led to this short-lived independent state.
Plan of Veracruz (1822): A 1822 proclamation opposing Agustín de Iturbide’s rule and calling for constitutional government. It challenged the imperial government that had emerged from the plan’s monarchical proposal.
Agustín de Iturbide: A Mexican military leader who helped secure independence and became emperor in 1822. He authored the plan while seeking to unite insurgents and royalists.
Constitutional monarchy: A system in which a monarch’s authority is limited by a constitution and other institutions. The plan proposed this form of government for independent Mexico.
Entry of the Army of the Three Guarantees into Mexico City: The September 1821 arrival of the independence army in Mexico City, marking the end of Spanish rule there. The campaign built around the plan culminated in this entry.
Plan of Ayala: A 1911 revolutionary manifesto demanding land reform and the removal of Porfirio Díaz’s successor. Its social-revolutionary aims contrast with the plan’s emphasis on union and established institutions.
Vicente Guerrero: A leading insurgent commander who continued fighting for Mexican independence after 1815. His alliance with Iturbide helped give the plan military force.
Mexican independence: The end of Spanish sovereignty over Mexico, achieved in 1821 after a prolonged war. Independence was the plan’s first guarantee and central objective.

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