2178. Quin, José Miguel.Prefacio [del traductor a la traducción inglesa del manifiesto que dirigió Iturbide a los Mexicanos estando en Liorna.] London,June 3, 1824.Unsigned., June 3, 1824.

Summary of history of the Manifiesto. Includes Iturbide's letter to Quin, May 6, 1824. Reference to: Iturbide's life in Tuscany; Chateaubriand's aid to the Iturbide family; summary of Spanish domination policy; Joseph Bonaparte; Description of coasts of Chile, Perú, and Mexico by Captain Basilio Hall; Hidalgo's effort to enlist Iturbide; Hurtado's efforts on behalf of Columbia; Iturbide's return to the army; his family life; removal to England and departure for Mexico; deposition of Iturrigaray attributed to Bonapartist intrigues; Monteagudo's publication,Memorias sobre los principios políticos que sigue en la administración del Perú;leadership of Torres after death of Hidalgo; O'Donojú; Torres' fort on Monte de los Remedios;degeneration of Torres; Venegas; separation of provinces of Guatemala, Nueva Galicia, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, and Querétaro; Treaty of Córdoba; College of Ampleforth, near York; Convent of Fautiton; Hampstead; Spetisbury House, near Blandford, Dorret.

Printed: BDC, ii, xx; DLA, Doc. ii, 42-44; MAI, Doc. 16, pp. 141-144; PMI, vii, xxxviii.