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"Although Iturbide´s reign was short, it defined the political struggles before and after independence. The two ends of Mexico´s political spectrum, liberals who favored populist representative government and conservatives who favored a more authoritarian regime[citation needed], each gained the upper hand at various times in the decades after Iturbide´s abdication.[citation needed]" - (en.wikipedia.org 05.11.2019)