First Mexican Empire

The Mexican Empire (Spanish: Imperio Mexicano) was the official name of independent Mexico. It was a monarchy from 1821 to 1823, when the Emperor came into conflict with Congress. The territory of the Mexican Empire included New Spain and the former Captaincy General of Guatemala. Mexico then declared itself a republic. However, it reverted to a monarchy during the Second Mexican Empire of Maximilian I of Mexico.

Mexican Empire Imperio Mexicano (Spanish)
1821–1823
Flag Imperial Coat of arms
Motto: Religión, Independencia, Unión "Religion, Independence, Union"
Anthem: "Veni Creator Spiritus"
Capital	Mexico City
Common languages	Spanish
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
Emperor
• 1822–1823	Agustín I
Regent
• 1821–1822	Agustín de Iturbide
• 1822	Nicolás Bravo Rueda
Prime Minister
• 1822–1823	José Manuel de Herrera
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
History
• Independence of Mexico	September 27, 1821
• Coronation of Agustín I of Mexico	July 21 1821
• Monarchy overthrown	March 19 1823
Currency	Mexican real
ISO 3166 code	MX
Preceded by Succeeded by Viceroyalty of New Spain Provisional Government of Mexico (1823–24) United Provinces of Central America History of Belize (1506–1862) Mosquito Coast

Other websites

• Imperial House of Mexico
• Mexican Empire Archived 2007-02-07 at the Wayback Machine