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A sentence I don´t understand

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The whole paragraph is:

Con treinta y siete años fue nombrado comandante general del Sur y se le encomendó la tarea de sofocar la insurrección de Guerrero, una de las últimas que continuaban en liza. Al no conseguirlo, se reunió con éste y, juntos, presentaron el denomindo Plan de Iguala, en el que se proclamaban tres garantías: la independencia de México, la igualdad de derechos para españoles y criollos y, por último, la supremacía de la Iglesia Católica. Rápidamente, el ejército trigarante pasó a dominar todo el país.

The first part of the second sentence really confused me. "Al no conseguirlo, se reunió con éste y, juntos, presentaron el denomindo Plan de Iguala", what do "se" and "éste" refer to?

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updated Jul 18, 2011
posted by Alejandro1231986
the se is just pronominal reunirse (they met or brang themselves together) - 0074b507, Jul 15, 2011

3 Answers

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Lorenzo is quite right. I just would like to make a couple of changes:

My attempt:

Not being able to acheive that, he (Agustín de Iturbide, I think) met with the latter (Vicente Guerrero, i.e. éste) and together (Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero) they presented what was called the Plan of Iguala (Iguala is the name of a city in the south of Mexico, near the port of Acapulco), in which they proclaimed three guarantees: the independence of Mexico, equal rights for Spanish and Criollos, and finally the supremacy of the Catholic Church. Rapidly, the Army of the Three Guarantees came to dominate the whole country.

Eventually the military coalition was able to march into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the Mexican War of Independence. After the liberation of Mexico was secured, Agustín de Iturbide was proclaimed President of the Regency in 1821 and Constitutional Emperor of the new nation, reigning as Emperor Augustine I of Mexico, briefly from 19 May 1822 to 19 March 1823.

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Agustín de Iturbide.

updated Jul 18, 2011
posted by LuisCache
Gracias! Now I know why I couldn't understand it, I thought Guerrero was a place. - Alejandro1231986, Jul 15, 2011
Me da gusto poder ayudartte, Alejandro. Saludos. :-) - LuisCache, Jul 18, 2011
El estado de Guerrero, al sur de la república mexicana, se llama así precisamente en honor de este combatiente de la guerra de Independencia, Vicente Guerrero. - LuisCache, Jul 18, 2011
The mexican state of Guerrero, in the south of Mexico, takes its name after this great leader of the Independence war, Vicente Guerrero (1782 - 1831). - LuisCache, Jul 18, 2011
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It should be denominado.

Al no conseguirlo, se reunió con éste y, juntos, presentaron el denomindo Plan de Iguala, en el que se proclamaban tres garantías: la independencia de México, la igualdad de derechos para españoles y criollos y, por último, la supremacía de la Iglesia Católica. Rápidamente, el ejército trigarante pasó a dominar todo el país.

My attempt:

Not being able to acheive that, he met with him and together they presented what was called the Plan that Equalizes, in which they proclaimed three guarantees: the independence of Mexico, equal rights for Spanish and Creoles, and finally the supremacy of the Catholic Church. Rapidly, the Army of the Three Guarantees came to dominate the whole country.

updated Jul 15, 2011
edited by lorenzo9
posted by lorenzo9
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Besides, what does "denomindo" mean here?

updated Jul 15, 2011
posted by Alejandro1231986