Army of the Three Guarantees | |
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Ejército Trigarante o Ejército de las Tres Garantías | |
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Leaders |
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Army Commander | Agustín de Iturbide |
Guerrilla Commander | Vicente Guerrero |
Dates of operation | February 24, 1821 |
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Ideology | Nationalism |
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2024) |
At the end of the Mexican War of Independence, the Army of the Three Guarantees (Spanish: Ejército Trigarante or Ejército de las Tres Garantías) was the name given to the army after the unification of the Spanish troops led by Agustín de Iturbide and the Mexican insurgent troops of Vicente Guerrero, consolidating Mexico's independence from Spain. The decree creating this army appeared in the Plan de Iguala, which stated the three guarantees which it was meant to defend:
1.- Religion,
2.- Independence, and
3.- Unity.
Mexico was to be a Catholic empire, independent from Spain, and united against its enemies.