Iturbide writes in his memoirs that such an offering required musing over it , but that he ultimately turned it down because he considered Hidalgo 's uprising ill - executed and his methods barbaric .
Hidalgo wrote to Iturbide , offering him a higher rank in his army .
Iturbide writes in Iturbide 's memoirs that such an offering required musing over it , but that he ultimately turned it down because he Hidalgo Hidalgo 's uprising ill - executed and his methods barbaric .
Hidalgo wrote to Iturbide , offering him a higher rank in his army .