From January 1822 to July 1823, the Captaincy General of Guatemala, a former Spanish colony, was controlled by the First Mexican Empire, and briefly, the Supreme Executive Power—the provisional govern
Agustín I, Emperor of Mexico
Painting of Manuel José Arce, who organized the Salvadoran resistance against Mexican imperial forces
Gabino Gaínza
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Agustín de Iturbide
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Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu, commonly known as Agustín de Iturbide and later by his regnal name Agustín I, was the first Emperor of Mexico from 1822 until his abdication in 1823.
Portrait by Primitivo Miranda, 1865
Iturbide
Embrace of Acatempan, between Iturbide (left) and Guerrero (right), by Ramón Sagredo
Oil portrait of Agustín de Iturbide.