First Mexican Empire

First Mexican Empire was an empire in Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from 1821 to 1823 CE, about 2 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Monarchy proclaimed at independence, with Agustín de Iturbide crowned emperor in 1822. It briefly annexed Central America and fell when Iturbide abdicated in 1823.

See First Mexican Empire on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1821 to 1823 CE

Duration

2 years

Type

Empire

Region

Central and West Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Mexico City

Came from

• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE
• Captaincy General of Guatemala 1543 to 1821 CE

Became

• Mexico 1823 CE to the present
• Federal Republic of Central America 1823 to 1841 CE

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present
• Spanish Cuba 1511 to 1898 CE
• British West Indies 1624 to 1983 CE
• Captaincy General of Santo Domingo 1493 to 1821 CE
• Colony of Jamaica 1655 to 1962 CE
• Captaincy General of Guatemala 1543 to 1821 CE
• Mexico 1823 CE to the present
• Federal Republic of Central America 1823 to 1841 CE
• Dutch Caribbean 1634 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe

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