Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu (27 September 178319 July 1824), also known as
Augustine of Mexico, was a
Mexican army general and politician. During the
Mexican War of Independence, he built a successful political and military coalition that took control in
Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively gaining independence for Mexico. After the secession of Mexico was secured, he was proclaimed President of the Regency in 1821. A year later, he was announced as the Constitutional
Emperor of Mexico, reigning briefly from 19 May 1822 to 19 March 1823. He is credited as the original designer of the first
Mexican flag.