José Joaquín de Iturbide
José Joaquín de Iturbide y Arregui (February 6, 1739 – November 19, 1825) was the father of Agustín de Iturbide who received the title of Prince of the Union during the First Mexican Empire by the Constituent Congress.
| José Joaquín de Iturbide | |||||
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| Born | February 6, 1739 Navarra, Spain | ||||
| Died | November 19, 1825 (aged 86) Murcia, Spain | ||||
| Spouse | María Josefa Arámburu y Carrillo de Figueroa | ||||
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| House | Iturbide | ||||
| Father | Joseph of Iturbide Álvarez of Eulate | ||||
| Mother | María Josefa Arregui Gaztelu | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
José Joaquín arrived in New Spain with the same objective as many of the Spaniards who resided in Spanish America and who came with the desire to make a fortune. So when arriving in New Spain with his relative Pedro Antonio de Iturbide, he went to Zacatecas, meanwhile José Joaquín went to Valladolid, where he met his paternal uncle, the canon Arregui between 1760 and 1766, who does it administrator of ranches and haciendas of the Church, stories like Irapeo in Morelia, and Toredán of Taretánunas in the Province of San Nicolás, Valladolid.