Iturbide: From divinity to opprobrium

Abstract

The figure of Agustín de Iturbide and his rescue by Mexican historiography are always a source of controversy. Despite his important role in obtaining the emancipation from Spain in 1821, he is perceived by historians and his works as a villain who does not deserve to be remembered or rethought, thus increasing the prejudices that surround the character with qualifiers that label him as ambitious, corrupt and calculating. The different stories that have taken place since the birth of Mexico until the present day take up the character in different ways, predominantly negative ones, however, the fact that he was the first emperor in our history was also seen as a divinity. It is precisely the transition from it to collective vilification that concerns this work, which seeks only to reflect on it and the discourses that manifest it.