TREATY OF CORDOBA [1821]

Document 6.1: The Treaty of Córdoba Art. 1: This American nation is sovereign and independent and will henceforth be called the Mexican Empire. Art. 2: The government of the empire will be a moderate constitutional monarchy. Art. 3: As provided in Article 4... More

Document 6.1: The Treaty of Córdoba Art. 1: This American nation is sovereign and independent and will henceforth be called the Mexican Empire. Art. 2: The government of the empire will be a moderate constitutional monarchy. Art. 3: As provided in Article 4 of the Plan of Iguala, the throne will be offered first to Fernando VII, the Catholic King of Spain. If he declines, then it will be offered to his brother the infante Don Carlos; if he declines, then to the infante Francisco de Paula; if he declines then to Carlos Luis, Spanish infante, former heir to Tuscany, and now to Lucca. If he declines, the throne will be offered to the person the Cortes designates. Art. 4: The emperor will locate his court in Mexico City, which will serve as the capital of the Empire. [Art. 5 details how the treaty is to be presented to the Spanish Cortes and the infantes.] Art. 6: In keeping with the spirit of the Plan of Iguala, a junta made up of the leading men of the empire will be designated immediate Less