Plan of Casa Mata

The Plan of Casa Mata saw before the release of political power to the Mexican provinces.

After Mexico's independence, tensions arose between the Emperor Agustín de Iturbide and legislators finally, on October 31, 1822, culminated in arrests and in the resolution of the Congress. Generals in to quell the resistance were against Iturbide and published on 1 February 1823 plan of Casa Mata. The plan called for the election of a new Constituent Congress and release of powers to the provinces. Although the resignation Iturbide was not called for in the plan, this resigned on March 19, 1824, in order to avoid a civil war. The provinces insisted on the election of a new Congress. 1824 Mexico became a federal republic under its first president, Guadalupe Victoria.