Abstract
On june 1821 Juan O’Donojú disembarked in Veracruz, assigned as superior political chief of the kingdom of New Spain, since the title of Viceroy had already been suppressed by the Courts of Cádiz. Upon corroborating the chaotic situation in which New Spain stood, he inmediatly demonstrated the liberality of his principles and the rectitude of his intentions, pointing out that the Courts would concede México the sovereign representation which was desired, since the plan that would elevate the country into the highest level of dignity was already in the making. Agustín de Iturbide and O’Donojú, who despised the absolutist despotism of Fernando VII, signed the Tratado de Córdoba (Córdoba Treaty), which recognized México as a sovereign and independent nation. Furthermore, on Spetember 27, 1821, O’Donojú was one of the people to sign the Act of Independence.