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a short discussion, a treaty, which bears the name 

 of that city, was signed on the 24th of August 

 1821. By this treaty, O'Donaju fully recogniz- 

 ed the Plan of Iguala ; and not only engaged to 

 use his influence to support it at home, but, in 

 order to manifest his sincerity still farther, he ac- 

 tually agreed to become a member of the provi- 

 sional Revolutionary government ; to despatch 

 commissioners to Spain to offer the crown to Fer- 

 dinand ; and, in short, in the name of Spain, to 

 make common cause with Mexico. 



This treaty of Cordova bears internal evidence 

 of having been dictated by Iturbide himself, and 

 as it bears in all its parts the strongest character- 

 istic marks of his policy, I think it right to give 

 it at length. So much at this moment depends 

 upon the individual character of Iturbide, that 

 this document, which sheds more light upon it 

 than anything I know, will be read with in- 

 terest. 



