Iturbide is a

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

surname, original from the region of

Navarra Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

, a province located north of Spain, bordering with France. It is Basque for "Road of the fountain". Notable people with the surname include: *Pedro Antonio de Iturbide y Pérez, (1731–?). Spanish military and politician who lived in Mexico. *

Agustín de Iturbide Agustín de Iturbide (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Agustín of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a ...

, (1783–1824). Military and first Emperor of Mexico. He started fighting the independents with the Spanish Royal Army, later consumed the Mexican independence from Spain and was Mexico's First Emperor. *Sabás Iturbide y Mexía, (1812–1875). Mexican lawyer and politician. He was governor of the

State of Mexico The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is ...

and had a very close friendship with Mexican politician

Melchor Ocampo Melchor Ocampo (5 January 1814 – 3 June 1861) was a Mexican lawyer, scientist, and politician. A mestizo and a radical liberal, he was fiercely anticlerical, perhaps an atheist, and his early writings against the Catholic Church in Mexico gain ...

. He was shot and executed in Mexico City in 1875. *Luis Iturbide y Mexía, (1817–1898). Mexican doctor, businessman and politician. He was State Advisor to the Mexican government during the French Intervention in Mexico, and was leader of the Liberal Party in the state of

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

. *

Graciela Iturbide Graciela Iturbide (born May 16, 1942) is a Mexican photographer. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and is included in many major museum collections such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The J. Paul Getty Museum. Biograp ...

(born 1942). Mexican photographer, widely published and collected. Recipient of the

Hasselblad Award The Hasselblad Award (in full: Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography) is an award granted to "a photographer recognized for major achievements". History The award—and the Hasselblad Foundation—was set up from the estate ...

in 2008. *José Andrés Iturbide y Mexía, (1826–1858). Mexican military. He was Colonel of the Liberal Mexican Army during the

Reform War The Reform War, or War of Reform ( es, Guerra de Reforma), also known as the Three Years' War ( es, Guerra de los Tres Años), was a civil war in Mexico lasting from January 11, 1858 to January 11, 1861, fought between liberals and conservativ ...

He is considered a hero of the

Ayutla Revolution Ayutla may refer to: *Ayutla, San Marcos, a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. * Ayutla de los Libres, a small town located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. *Ayutla, Jalisco, a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco. *San Felip ...

. The town of Aguililla,

was renamed ''Iturbide'' to honor him. *

Agustín de Iturbide y Green , image = Agustin de Iturbide y Green 1884.jpg , image_size = 225px , caption = , succession = Head of the Imperial House of Mexico , predecessor = Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide , reign = 1865–1925 , successor = María Jose ...

, (1863–1925). Grandson of

and adopted son of Mexican emperor

Maximilian of Habsburg Maximilian I (german: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, link=no, es, Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena, link=no; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who reigned as the only Emperor ...

. *Edmundo Iturbide Reygondaud, (1900–1974). Mexican Catholic priest. Founder of the congregation of the Brothers of Mercy of Jesus Priest, a Catholic order with pontificial rights. *Miguel Estrada Iturbide, (1908–1997). Mexican lawyer and politician. Founder of the Mexican political party PAN National Action Party, along with

Manuel Gómez Morín Manuel Gómez Morín (27 February 1897 – 19 April 1972) was a Mexican politician. He was a founding member of the National Action Party, and one of its theoreticians. Prior to this he was considered a leading figure in Mexican monetary policy, ...

, Manuel Ulloa and Juan José Páramo Castro. Member of the Mexican parliament in 1964.

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