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ment, which is to consist of a Junta and a Re- 

 gency, till the Cortes or Congress be assembled 

 at Mexico. 



9th^ The government is to be supported by an 

 army, which shall bear the name of " The Army 

 of the Three Guarantees.'' These guarantees, it 

 appears by the 16th Article, are, 1st, The Reli- 

 gion in its present pure state : 2d, The Indepen- 

 dence ; and, 3d, The Union of Americans and 

 Spaniards in the country. 



10th and 11th relate to the duties of Congress, 

 with respect to the formation of a constitution on 

 the principles of this " Plan." 



12th, Declares every inhabitant of New Spain 

 a citizen thereof, of whatever country he be ; and 

 renders every man eligible to every office, with- 

 out exception, even of Africans. A subsequent 

 modification of this article excluded slaves. 



13th, Secures persons and property. 



14th, Gives strong assurances of maintaining, 

 untouched, the privileges and immunities of the 

 Church. 



15th, Promises not to remove individuals from 

 their present offices. 



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