General Agustín Cosme Damian de Iturbide y Aramburu, commander of the Army of the Three Guarantees, and Juan Jose Rafael Teodomiro de O’Donoju y O’Ryan, Viceroy of New Spain, sign the Treaty of Cordoba, recognizing the independence of Mexico under the Plan of Iguala:
- Mexico is to become a constitutional monarchy;
- Roman Catholicism will be the official state religion;
- Americanos (those born in Mexico) will enjoy the same political and social rights as Peninsulares (those born in Spain).
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References:
Mexican War of Independence – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_War_of_Independence
Treaty of Córdoba – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_C%C3%B3rdoba#Signing_and_consequences
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