Maximilian of Habsburg ruled Mexico from 1864 to 1867, he was a very controversial character; a facet that is not so much known about him is that he created poems and sent love correspondence from ...

European imperialist interests led a young noble couple to a new land: the deeply divided, war-torn, and impoverished country that was Mexico in the tumultuous 19th century. Their noble intentions and ...

The life and struggles of Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine (1832-1867), emperor of the Second Mexican Empire as Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867 (under the wing of ...

And, as Shawcross writes, Archduke Maximilian “was a Habsburg, a Catholic, and, above all, available.” So, in January 1862, a French army reached Veracruz. This force soon made its way to Mexico City, ...

On a day like today, April 2, but in 1867, Diaz achieved, together with his army, the seizure of Puebla, after the city was taken by supporters of Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg ...

The Consulate General of Mexico in Laredo honored the 163rd anniversary of Puebla’s victory with a message of cross-border ...

Is a symbol of resistance and defense of the homeland; it is the glorious message of our people for the heroic defense of ...

Pamela Cruz, Mexican Press Agency} As every May 5th since 1862, the people of Mexico commemorate the victory over France in ...