Mexico and the United States have maintained diplomatic relations since 12 December 1822. The first Mexican legation was composed by just four members: •
José Manuel Zozaya, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, former
attorney-in-fact (in ) of
Agustín de Iturbide. •
José Anastasio Torrens, secretary, a former officer in the army of
José María Morelos who was a close friend of
José Manuel de Herrera and had studied in the United States. • Francisco de Paula Tamariz, attaché and translator. • Ignacio de Villaseñor y Cervantes, a Roman Catholic chaplain. According to historian Jorge Flores, this was a curious choice, and he was probably selected simply because they anticipated the lack of religious services in Spanish. was the Strother's Hotel, on Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th street. The hotel, owned by
John Tayloe III, was managed by John Strother from 1818 to 1824 and eventually became the
Willard Hotel. The legation, however, lacked enough funds to settle in Washington, D.C., and had to rent a property in
Philadelphia. ==List of diplomatic representatives==