Mexico wanted independence. The change of thrown in Spain caused the people of Mexico, in particular castas, to want independence. The leaders of the revolution such as Hidalgo and Morelos had even established an idea or structure of what the government should be, mainly as a liberal government in order to make Mexico fully independent. However, it wasn't until Agustin de Iturbide another leader of the movement who finally declared Mexico's independent, put aside those ideas to establish his own. Augustin de Iturbide had power, thus when Mexico was independent and vulnerable after fighting for so many years he took advantage. Iturbide wrote "Plan of Iguala" where he establishes a monarchy, leaves Spaniards and creoles as a dominant race, and left the church as a prominent part to the government, later declaring himself king, not changing the way Mexico was running but instead shifting the crown to himself. …show more content…
Mexico was being separated from Spain but the government was going to be the same, giving those with Spanish descent more advantages "…independence, the union and equality of creoles (American-born whites) and Spanish, and Roman Catholicism.". Iturbide being a creole mestizo royalist general makes "Plan of Iguala" very controversial, because he favors majority of the ideas established way before Mexico was independent. Iturbide was going to favor those of Spanish descent because he himself is from Spanish descent, if he takes those privileges away then the Spanish would not have power in Mexico, leaving him without power. Iturbide had already felt power when they won independence from Spain, thus in order not to lose this he turned everything into his