Execution of Agustín de Iturbide at Padilla (1824)

Agustín de Iturbide, former Emperor of Mexico, was executed by firing squad at Padilla on 19 July 1824. He had abdicated in 1823 and returned to Mexico in July 1824, where he was arrested and executed by a local legislature. The event occurred in Padilla, Tamaulipas, a municipality known for this execution.

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Background. Agustín de Iturbide served as the first Emperor of Mexico from 1822 until his abdication in 1823. Following his abdication, he left Mexico for Europe. In February 1824, he offered his services to the Mexican congress in the event of a Spanish attack. He subsequently returned to Mexico in July 1824, accompanied by his family and a chaplain.

Execution. Upon his return to Mexico in July 1824, Iturbide was arrested and executed by a local legislature. He was executed by firing squad on 19 July 1824. Padilla, a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, is known as the place where Iturbide was executed.

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