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First Mexican Empire

1821 – 1823
EmpireNorth America

Constitutional monarchy under Agustín de Iturbide — the first government of independent Mexico, briefly stretching from Alta California through annexed Central America.

Iturbide abdicated in March 1823 after the Plan de Casa Mata revolt; the United Mexican States were proclaimed in 1824 and Central America went its own way.

Borders in 1821 · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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