Mexico became an independent country on February 24, 1821. Its independence gave the country a constitutional monarchy, faith in the Catholic Church, equal treatment of races and protection of private property. With these promises came an army that would also protect the independence, Catholic religion, and the union of Creoles. The preceding agreements were made at the conference at Iguala and were called the Plan de Iguala. It was made to insure social order was to be kept and political change would be left up to the monarchy. The only opposition to this new plan for Mexico was a group of royalists who were not consulted. They decided to join the opposition of the triguarantor army, which was the enforcer of this new plan. Spain then decided to send a new viceroy to Mexico in which the treaty of Córdoba was signed between the viceroy and Agustín de Iturbide, the man chosen to lead the independence movement. Led by Iturbide an army of sixteen thousand men entered the city of !
             Iguala in September. This caused a provisional junta to be formed and Mexico was now independent, in theory.
             The new junta brought about three changes. It started an Act of Independence, convoked a constituent congress, and appointed a regency of five members, led by Iturbide. Three parties emerged from this new congress. First were the Bourbonists, who wanted to crown Iturbide. Second were the Iturbidistas, who wanted the Generalissimo king. And finally were the republicans, who wanted no king at all. Eventually Iturbide became emperor. His neglect to allow a career advance to one person caused his reign to fall short. Anontio López de Santa Anna led forces in the movement against Iturbide and aligned with his generals. Seeing this Iturbide abdicated. 1
             Mexico is located just north of Central America. It is bordered to the North by the United States and its southern borders are Belize and Guatemala. Its capital city is Mexico City, whic...