How to become emperor of Mexico — the story of Agustín de Iturbide

How to become emperor of Mexico — the story of Agustín de Iturbide

Agustín de Iturbide was born in Valladolid (now Morelia) in 1783, the fifth child of the marriage, but the first boy to survive. His father, Joaquín de Iturbide, had come from a family of Basque gentry, but as a second son had not been in line to inherit the family lands. He followed the path of many young Spanish boys of the time and sailed to seek his fortune in New Spain. Here, he married María Josefa Arambúru Carrillo de Figueroa, Mexican-bo…