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Facts

Also Known As Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph
Born July 6, 1832 • Vienna • Austria
Died June 19, 1867 (aged 34) • near Querétaro • Mexico
Title / Office emperor (1864-1867), Mexico
House / Dynasty House of Habsburg
Notable Family Members spouse Carlota • brother Franz Joseph
Role In La Reforma

Photos

Maximilian.
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Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez
president of Mexico
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Juan Álvarez
president of Mexico
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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Mexican military officer
The founder of Morena, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
president of Mexico
Enrique Pena Nieto, wearing a dark suit and red striped tie, smiles and waves with his right hand raised, with blurred Mexican flags in the background.
Enrique Peña Nieto
president of Mexico
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Lázaro Cárdenas.
Lázaro Cárdenas
president of Mexico
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary
Prescott, William H
William H. Prescott
American historian
Edward Burnett Tylor
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor
British anthropologist
Francisco Madero, undated photograph
Francisco Madero
president of Mexico
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat
Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz
president of Mexico
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
president of Mexico
Norman Borlaug
Norman Ernest Borlaug
American scientist
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna
president of Mexico
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Julia Carabias Lillo
Mexican ecologist and environmentalist
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Mexican politician
Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
president of Mexico
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mexican leader

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