National Institutional Junta
Junta Nacional Instituyente
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| First Mexican Empire | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2 November 1822 |
| Disbanded | 6 March 1823 |
| Preceded by | Constituent Congress |
| Succeeded by | Constituent Congress (reinstallment) |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Seats | 47 |
| Meeting place | |
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| San Pedro and San Pablo College, Mexico City | |
The National Institutional Junta (Spanish: Junta Nacional Instituyente) was a legislative assembly established on 2 November 1822 by order of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide with the purpose of replacing the congress which he had dissolved. Iturbide declared that until a new congress could be convened, popular representation would reside within this Junta.[1]
Its first session was held on 2 November 1822 in the San Pedro and San Pablo College, where Juan Francisco de Castañiza y González, Marquis of Castañiza, was named president of the same. Then, this Junta was in charge of several matters of immediate need and prepared a project for convening a new congress. The Junta ceased its work at the beginning of March 1823, when Agustín de Iturbide reinstated the first congress again.
