Army of the Three Guarantees
- Army of the Three Guarantees
At the end of the Mexican War of Independence, the Army of the Three Guarantees ("Ejército Trigarante" or "Ejercito de las Tres Garantías") was the name given to the army after the unification of the Spanish troops led by Agustín de Iturbide and the Mexican insurgent troops of Vicente Guerrero, consolidating Mexico's independence from Spain. The decree creating this army appeared in the Plan de Iguala, which stated the three guarantees which it was meant to defend: religion, independence, and unity. Mexico was to be a Catholic country, independent from Spain, and united against its enemies.
The Army of the Three Guarantees was created on February 24, 1821, and continued battling Spanish royalist forces which refused to accept Mexican independence. These battles continued until August 1821, when Iturbide and Spanish Viceroy Juan de O'Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, ratifying Mexico's independence. On September 27, 1821, the Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly entered Mexico City, led by Iturbide.
By that time, the Army of the Three Guarantees was composed of 7,616 infantrymen, 7,755 cavalry and 763 artillery with 68 cannons.
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