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Title:
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Carta de Anastasio Bustamente, el Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos a Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana, Presidente de la Republica de Bolivia, Septiembre 30, 1830 |
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Author:
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Bustamante, Anastasio, 1780-1853 |
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Abstract:
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The years that followed Mexico's independence from Spain were filled with conflict and frequent shifts in leadership. Following official independence in 1821, Agustín de Iturbide installed his Plan de Iguala, which created a rather conservative Mexican Empire that included Mexico as well as several other Central American states. This Empire soon fell when, in 1823, republican forces led by Antonio López de Santa Anna formed the first Republic with Guadalupe Victoria is its president. In 1828, following Victoria's presidency, Vincente Guerrero won the election through the electoral vote even though he lost the popular vote. Conservatives saw this as an opportunity to challenge the validity of the government and General Anastacio Bustamante led a successful revolution before establishing himself as president in 1830. His reign was short-lived as Santa Anna led republican forces to oust Bustamante and restore the republic, this time with General Pedraza, who had won the popular vote in the 1828 election, as the new president. Bustamante wrote this document in 1830 following an unsuccessful attempt on the part of the Spanish to once again reclaim Mexico for the Spanish crown. He assures the country of Bolivia, which had recently acquired its own independence from Spain, that Mexico and Bolivia's futures are largely interwoven. |
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Description:
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Handwritten document, 2pp. Signed document by A. Bustamante and by the Secretary of Foreign Relations, Lucas Alaman y Escalada. |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/1911/9231
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Date:
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1830 |