augustin de iturbide was able to declare independence from spain while also proclaiming himself emperor in…
augustin de iturbide was able to declare independence from spain while also proclaiming himself emperor in part because\nhe came from a family of peninsulares.\nhe had started the independence movement.\nthat was the type of government the spanish colonists were used to.\nhe deserved the title after his leadership in the battle for independence.
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Augustin de Iturbide declared independence from Spain and proclaimed himself emperor. Spanish colonists were accustomed to a monarchical - like system (even under Spanish rule which was a monarchy). Iturbide capitalized on this familiarity.
- He was not from a family of peninsulares (peninsulares were Spaniards born in Spain).
- He did not start the independence movement (earlier leaders like Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla did).
- His leadership in the battle for independence was part of the reason but the key was the colonists' familiarity with a hierarchical, monarchical - like government structure.
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that was the type of government the Spanish colonists were used to.