Plan of Iguala

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foundational document of Mexico political proclamation

The Plan of Iguala was a 1821 political proclamation that laid out the principles for Mexico’s independence from Spain, including constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism as the sole religion, and equality between Spaniards and Creoles.

Aliases (2)

Plan de Iguala ×1
Plan of Iguala (with modifications) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational document of Mexico → political proclamation →
alsoKnownAs	Plan de Iguala → Plan de las Tres Garantías → Plan of the Three Guarantees →
coAuthor	Agustín de Iturbide → Vicente Guerrero →
country	Mexico →
date	1821-02-24 →
formOfGovernmentProposed	constitutional monarchy →
goal	independence of Mexico from Spain →
guarantee	independence → religion → union →
historicalPeriod	late Mexican War of Independence →
implementedBy	Army of the Three Guarantees →
influencedBy	Constitutionalism in early 19th-century Spain → Mexican insurgent movement →
language	Spanish →
ledTo	Treaty of Córdoba → consummation of Mexican independence →
militaryForceAssociated	Army of the Three Guarantees →
placeOfProclamation	Iguala → Iguala de la Independencia →
politicalContext	Mexican War of Independence →
presentDayLocation	Guerrero →
principle	equality between Spaniards and Creoles → independence from Spain → protection of Roman Catholic religion → union of all social groups in New Spain →
proclaimedBy	Agustín de Iturbide →
proposedMonarch	Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED → a Spanish Bourbon prince →
providedFor	creation of a constitutional monarchy in Mexico → invitation to a European prince to rule Mexico → legal equality of peninsulares and criollos → maintenance of Catholic Church privileges →
relatedEvent	Treaty of Córdoba → creation of the First Mexican Empire →
relatedPerson	Agustín de Iturbide → Juan O'Donojú → Vicente Guerrero →
religiousProvision	Roman Catholicism as sole religion →
resultedIn	formation of a provisional governing junta → recognition of equal rights for Spaniards and Creoles in Mexico →
significance	basis for the Treaty of Córdoba → framework for transition from Spanish colony to independent Mexico → paved way for First Mexican Empire →
year	1821 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mexican Constitution of 1824 → Treaties of Córdoba →	precededBy
Plan of Iguala ("Plan de Iguala") →	alsoKnownAs
Treaties of Córdoba →	basedOn
Treaties of Córdoba →	follows
Mexican War of Independence →	ideologicalDocument
First Mexican Empire →	legalBasis
Agustín de Iturbide →	notableWork
Mexican War of Independence →	peaceAgreement
Juan O’Donojú ("Plan of Iguala (with modifications)") →	recognized
Vicente Guerrero →	signed