Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06

PRINCE ITURBIDE,
A Scion of Mexican Royalty, a
Visitor in Fort Worth.
THE HEIR PRESUMPTlVE TO
The Throne of Mexico While the Ephemera
Empire of Macmillan Lasted.
Something of HiG Inustrious Grandfather,
Emperor of Mexico, and What He Did
to Establish the Independence of
His Native Country.
THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO

There has been in the city for three or
four days past 4 scion of royalty in the per-
son OF Prince Augustin de Iturbide, q
grandson of Augustin de Iturbide, the man
who first rebelled against Spain and estab-
lished the independence of Mexico. In con-
sequence of the constitutional revolution
which took place in Spain in 1920 he decided
to make an attempt for the independence
of Mexico under a monarchy Obtaining
command of the Spanish forces in the south
of Mexico, he, on February a. 1921, pro-
mulgated the ''plan of Iguala.' The es-
sential features of this celebrated plan were
known as the three guarantees. These
were: The maintenance of the Catholic re-
Ggion, the union of MeXicans and Span
iards, independence with a monarchy, with
a prince of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty
The plan of Iguala had immedi-
ate success and was accepted by
the great majority of Mexicans and the
Spanish forces. BY September 81 of the
same year the plan was ratified by the
treaty of Cordova. A regency was then es-
tablished under the presidency of Iturbide,
a constituent assembly was. chosen and ne
gotiations were entered into with Spain to
secure a prince who should govern Mexico.
Ferdinand VII, however, refused to re-
cogniZe the treaty of Cordova and
treated this successful attempt for
independence as rebellion. Iturbide was
then proclaimed emperor by the soldiers in
May, 1922, and was reluctantly recognized
by the constituent assembly, which he had
called together. He was crowned July 81,
but his reign was attended with many diff
culties, and in 1923 he abdicated the throne
and was exiled to Leghorn by the Mexican
government. While here he received
proposition from the holy al
lance to proceed to Mexico in
command of Spanish forces and reconquer
the Spanish provinces in America. Gen.
Iturbide informed the Mexican congress of
these schemes and offered his services to
Mexico against the invaders in the capacity
of private soldier. After this he went to
London, and later sailed for Mexico. In
the meantime a republican form of govern
ment had been formed in Mexico, and upon
hearing that Iturbide had sailed for his ma
tive country, congress passed law that he
should be treated as an outlaw SO soon as
he set foot upon Mexican territory. lgno-
rant of this decree, which had been passed
while he was upon the high seas, Iturbide
landed, and in accordance with the
law, was shot, IN July, 1924. His
family was exiled, and took up
their residence in Philadelphia,
in 1861. The law declaring the members of
his family exiles was afterwards repealed
and his sons allowed to return to Mexico.
The above tells something of the ancestors
of the gentleman who has been visitor in
this city for day or two past. His father
died in the City of Mexico in 1872, and Mr..
Iturbide is now the eldest of the Iturbides
and during the reign of Macmillan
and Carlotta, was recognized by
them as heir presGmptive to the
throne, and given the title of prince. If by
any chance Mexico should ever revert to
the monarchial form of government Prince
Iturbide would have first call on the crown,
but such contingency will most probably
never arise.
1t was rumored that Mr.. Iturbide,s visit
to this part of this country in view of the
recent troubles in Mexico might be signif-
cant, but the gentleman assured a
GAZETTE reporter that his business
had no political significance whatever
and was only made to settle up some pri-
waite affairs which had to be settled on ac-
count of the death of his mother. These
matters could not be settled very salts
factorily by letter, and he had come to Fort
Worth to meet his cousin and a friend for
the purpose of arranging settlement of
the affairs OF his motier
Prince Iturbide is a courteous. genial
gentleman and while here made a number
of friends. He is an unusually handsome
man, six feet and over in height, and,
contrary to the usual Mexican type, has blue
ewes and blonde hair, this being accounted
for by the fact that his ancestors are from
Northern Spain, where the blonde type is
often found
In company with his cousin and friend
Mr. Iturbide left for Kansas City yester-
day morning over the Santa Fe.