THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. 



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1820, and when the victorious Spanish forces were sweeping the last " herds " of 

 rebels before them. To effect the transformation all that Avas needed was the 

 treason of the ambitious Colonel Iturbide, in whom destiny " selected the least 

 worthy to be the successful champion of independence." 



Kg. 32.— Scene of the Wae of Independence. 

 Scale 1 : 11.000,000. 



86 Miles. 



Now the whole nation enthusiastically adopted the " plan of Iguala," that is 

 to say, the project of a new constitution proposed in the town of Iguala, de- 

 manding full and complete autonomy for the Mexican people under a monarchical 

 form of government. The new order of things Avas accepted throughout the 

 whole extent of the land, and the capital itself was surrendered by O'Donoju, 



