Imperial Mexican Army

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The Imperial Mexican Army was the military force that served the short-lived Mexican Empire in the early 19th century, supporting Emperor Agustín de Iturbide’s rule after independence from Spain.

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Label Occurrences
Imperial Mexican Army canonical 1
Imperial Mexican forces 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military organization
allegiance Agustín I of Mexico
Emperor of Mexico
appliesToJurisdiction First Mexican Empire
composedOf former insurgent troops
former royalist troops
conflict Mexican War of Independence
internal rebellions in early independent Mexico
country Mexican Empire
dissolved 1823
followed Colonial Spanish Army in New Spain
government Imperial government of Agustín de Iturbide
hasCommander Agustín de Iturbide
hasPart artillery units
cavalry units
infantry units
headquartersLocation Mexico City
historicalRegion New Spain (post-independence territory)
ideology Roman Catholicism as state religion
independence of Mexico from Spain
monarchism
inception 1821
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
militaryBranch land forces
notableCommander Agustín de Iturbide
Anastasio Bustamante
Antonio López de Santa Anna
operatedIn Mexico
originatedFrom Army of the Three Guarantees
partOf First Mexican Empire
precededBy Royal Army of New Spain
reasonForDissolution abolition of the First Mexican Empire
establishment of the Mexican republic
replacedBy Mexican Army
role defense of the Mexican Empire
internal security
significantEvent collapse following the fall of the First Mexican Empire in 1823
entry into Mexico City in 1821 with the Army of the Three Guarantees
support for the coronation of Agustín de Iturbide in 1822
status defunct
supported Agustín de Iturbide
First Mexican Empire
symbolizes consolidation of Mexican independence under a monarchy
timePeriod early 19th century
used Plan of Iguala as ideological basis
usedRankStructure European-style army ranks

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army of the Three Guarantees successor Imperial Mexican Army
Siege of Querétaro belligerent Imperial Mexican forces
linked to: Imperial Mexican Army