The 2nd Mexican Empire was a puppet state of the French Empire at the time. It was propped up by France to reestablish dominance in North America, after the conservatives lost the brief Reform War, which was a war between the conservatives and the liberals.
France propped up Maxmillian I as the emperor of France, a literal Austrian. Despite this, he was a surprisingly progressive monarch, supporting a large majority of the liberal reforms they proposed.
However when France withdrew following the US’s reunification after the US’s civil war, the liberals almost immediately turned on Maxmillian and eventually executed him via firing squad.
just_one_random_guy on
Too conservative for the liberals, and too liberal for the conservatives. The poor emperor
pbaagui1 on
My boy did not deserve this
p_pio on
If I had a nickel for every time Latin American country screwed up opportunity for development presented by progressive emperor, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice
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The 2nd Mexican Empire was a puppet state of the French Empire at the time. It was propped up by France to reestablish dominance in North America, after the conservatives lost the brief Reform War, which was a war between the conservatives and the liberals.
France propped up Maxmillian I as the emperor of France, a literal Austrian. Despite this, he was a surprisingly progressive monarch, supporting a large majority of the liberal reforms they proposed.
However when France withdrew following the US’s reunification after the US’s civil war, the liberals almost immediately turned on Maxmillian and eventually executed him via firing squad.
Too conservative for the liberals, and too liberal for the conservatives. The poor emperor
My boy did not deserve this
If I had a nickel for every time Latin American country screwed up opportunity for development presented by progressive emperor, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice