The '''Mexican Empire''' ({{lang-es|Imperio Mexicano}}) was the official name of independent [[Mexico]]. It was a [[monarchy]] from 1821 to 1823, when the Emperor came into conflict with Congress. The territory of the Mexican Empire included [[Viceroyalty of New Spain|New Spain]] and the former [[Captaincy General of Guatemala]]. Mexico then declared itself a republic. However, it reverted to a monarchy during the [[Second Mexican Empire]] of [[Maximilian I of Mexico]]. | The '''Mexican Empire''' ({{lang-es|Imperio Mexicano}}) was the official name of independent [[Mexico]]. It was a [[monarchy]] from 1821 to 1823, when the Emperor came into conflict with Congress. The territory of the Mexican Empire included [[Viceroyalty of New Spain|New Spain]] and the former [[Captaincy General of Guatemala]]. Mexico then declared itself a republic. However, it reverted to a monarchy during the [[Second Mexican Empire]] of [[Maximilian I of Mexico]]. |