It is the year 1823 and I have decided to make a trip to Mexico with my friend Jannine and my brother Olivier. We decided to go to Mexico to see with our own eyes what is currently happening there, after their process of independence.  

 After the proclamation of Mexico´s independence, there was a political discussion in terms of how the country was going to be ruled. In the year 1823, it was the end of what is known as the first Mexican Empire, which developed from the year 1821 to 1823, the emperor was Agustin de Iturbide. 

We have decided to make a list of things we need to do once we arrive in Mexico, starting with important places we want to visit and relevant people we will like to meet.

The first place we have decided to visit is the National Palace located in Mexico City, we decided to visit this place for its historical importance and relevance. In this place, the Act of Independence of Mexico was written and signed. This paper officially recognized Mexico as independent from Spain or any other nation.

The second and last place is the College of San Ildefonso which was one of the most important educative institutions during the colonial era in which Mexico was controlled by Spain. At first, it was occupied by the Jesuits but after their expulsion of the city it has had a lot of different uses, we decided to visit it because of its historical importance and the way it has been through a lot of changes.  

The first person we consider important to meet is Agustin de Iturbide, we consider him important because he was the first emperor of Mexico and has participated in a lot of causes from different sides. We find it interesting to know a person who at the first stages of the independence process was fighting side to side with the conservators but changed to the liberal side of the fight. After the independence he became a conservative again, deciding to rule the country under a controlled monarchy.

The second person is Guadalupe Victoria who is a National hero, politic, and also had influence in the military. We want to meet him because he is one of the persons that tried to convince Iturbide to change the Plan of Iguala in order to have a republican government instead of a monarchy. Later he united forces with Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to change the imperial system.

And the last person is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna he is a politic associated with the liberal political party, he is a person that fought against the empire of Agustin de Iturbide. He proclaimed the Plan of Casa Mata, which had the intention to bring back the congress that was eliminated by Iturbide and to abolish the empire, and stop recognizing Iturbide as emperor