By David Fitzpatrick from the September 2010 Edition Part III: The DÉNOUEMENT (In the previous two issues: Napoléon III, Emperor of the French invaded Mexico and attempted to install a « puppet » Emperor in Mexico City. His selection for the throne, the Archduke Maximilian of Austria seemed an ideal choice, given the long common […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the August 2010 Edition Part ll: The Empire Emporer Napoleon lll of France From a European point of view, Napoleon had made an inspired choice in selecting Maximilian to be Emperor of Mexico: the Habsburg dynasty was singularly well equipped to provide a candidate for this sort of power grab. Beginning […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the July 2010 Edition Part 1: The Invasion One of the most unexpected and remarkable episodes in the History of Mexico occurred in the middle of the 19th century when a credit squeeze in the Mexican economy encouraged the ambitions of an upstart European « Emperor » and led to an […]
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