Historical eventJune 191867

Second French intervention in Mexico

Second French intervention in Mexico: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico was executed by firing squad in Querétaro City.

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When
Wednesday, June 19 1867159 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
19th century · 1860s
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At a glance

Dates: 1861-12-08 – 1867-06-21.

Place: Mexico, Mexico.

Type: intervention.

Key figures / parties: Second French Empire and Mexico.

What happened

The second French intervention in Mexico, also known as the Second Franco-Mexican War (1861–1867), was a military invasion of the Republic of Mexico by the French Empire of Napoleon III, purportedly to force the collection of Mexican debts in conjunction with Great Britain and Spain. Mexican conservatives supported the invasion, since they had been defeated by the liberal government of Benito Juárez in a three-year civil war. Defeated on the battlefield,

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