Iturbide, Agustín de, 1783-1824

Scope and Contents The Agustin de Iturbide Collection consists of financial and military documents, printed ephemera, and correspondence. The first seven items of the collection describe the military career, acsension to the throne, and some official proclamations of Agustin de Iturbide. Many of the remaining items deal with the grandchildren of Iturbide, Agustin Cosme and Savina; their relationship with Emperor Maximilian; and their financial and social stations in Mexico, Paris, and Philadelphia. Items of...

Scope and Contents The Jose A. Lopez, SJ Papers contain correspondence, official documents, and manuscripts relating to Lopez's careers as parish priest and army chaplain in Mexico; tutor to the children of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide of Mexico; chaplain of the Visitation Convent in Georgetown; and Acting President of Georgetown College. There are also materials collected by Lopez that do not directly pertain to his own work. Items include a copy of a letter from Simon Bolivar to the Marquis de Lafayette...