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Second Mexican Empire
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Imperial Mexican state ruled by King Maximilian I for the duration of it's short existence
Key facts
- 1867
- Santiago Vidaurri
- Status
- Independent monarchy, client state of France
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Common languages
- Spanish
- Government
- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- 1864 1867
- Maximilian I
- 1863 1864
- Juan Almonte , José Salas , Pelagio de Labastida
- 1864 1866
- José María Lacunza
- 1866 1867
- Teodosio Lares
- Historical era
- New Imperialism
- Second french intervention
- 8 December 1861
- Establishment of the regency of the empi
- 11 July 1863
- Emperor maximilian i executed
- 19 June 1867
- 1865 estimate
- 8,259,080
- Currency
- Peso
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofMexico
The Second Mexican Empire (Spanish: Segundo Imperio mexicano), officially known as the Mexican Empire (Spanish: Imperio Mexicano), was a constitutional monarchy established in Mexico by Mexican monarchists with the support of the Second French Empire. This period is often referred to as the Second French intervention in Mexico. The French Emperor, Napoleon III, with backing from Mexican conservatives, the clergy, and nobility, aimed to establish a monarchist ally in the Americas as a counterbalance to the growing power of the United States.
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