Agustin de Iturbide, the brilliant military commander who united conservatives and liberals to drive out Spanish rule and achieve Mexican independence in 1821, was ultimately destroyed by his own imperial ambition when he accepted the crown as Emperor Agustin the First, causing his former allies to turn against him and leading to his execution within two years.
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Mexican Hero Who Freed His Country Then Got Executed for Becoming EmperorAdded:
The liberator who freed Mexico was destroyed by his own crown. It's 1821 Mexico City. A brilliant military commander unites bitter enemies under one revolutionary plan and drives out Spanish rule after 300 years. Agustin de Iturbide brings together conservatives and liberals, Catholics and rebels. His genius creates the impossible alliance that wins independence. Congress offers him the ultimate honor, but the moment he accepts the crown as Emperor Agustin the First, his allies turn against him.
Republican revolts explode across the nation. Former friends plot his destruction. Within two years they overthrow and execute him. The liberator who confused independence with imperial ambition was Agustin de Iturbide.
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