Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . l Santa Anna, who had assisted in elevating him to the throne,took up arms against him. Guadalupe Victoria joined his forces tothose of Santa Anna. The provinces fell off from the Emperor, and atlength Iturbide, utterly despairing of his fortunes, convoked the oldcortes on the 8th of March, 1823, and o
Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . l Santa Anna, who had assisted in elevating him to the throne,took up arms against him. Guadalupe Victoria joined his forces tothose of Santa Anna. The provinces fell off from the Emperor, and atlength Iturbide, utterly despairing of his fortunes, convoked the oldcortes on the 8th of March, 1823, and on the 19th of that monthabdicated his crown. FALL OF ITURBIDE. Thus, after a troubled and disastrous reign of ten months, hisImperial Majesty of Mexico and Anahuac reluctantly threw down hissceptre. He was permitted to leave the country and reside in Italy,with a pension of $25,000. His exile, however, did not restore tran-quillity to the countr)-. The struggles of opposing factions kept every-thing in confusion, and Iturbide, before the end of a year, miscalculat-ing his influence over his countrymen, had the presumption to imaginethat he could re-enact the drama of Napoleons return from Elba, andregain his throne by merely showing himself in Mexico. Accordingly, I c Z z c cz > >z. r Ml- ** --r ^^
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