How Agustín de Iturbide Shocked History with His Bold Rise to Power and Dramatic Fall - wp

Why Heat Around Iturbide’s Rise and Fall Is Growing

In the US and globally, discussions about sharp political shifts remain intense. As societies grapple with questions of legitimacy, institutional

People are drawn to Iturbide not for scandal, but for the gravity of his decisions during Mexico’s turbulent post-independence era. He was a military leader who transitioned from fighting for independence to briefly claiming imperial power—an unlikely arc that stunned contemporaries and continues to challenge historians today.

How Agustín de Iturbide Shocked History with His Bold Rise to Power and Dramatic Fall