Second Mexican Empire

Second Mexican Empire was an empire in Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from 1864 to 1867 CE, about 3 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Monarchy set up by Napoleon III's invasion with the Austrian archduke Maximilian as emperor. When French troops left, Benito Juárez's republicans captured and shot Maximilian at Querétaro.

See Second Mexican Empire on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1864 to 1867 CE

Duration

3 years

Type

Empire

Region

Central and West Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Mexico City

Became

• Mexico 1823 CE to the present

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• Haiti 1804 CE to the present
• Spanish Cuba 1511 to 1898 CE
• British West Indies 1624 to 1983 CE
• Colony of Jamaica 1655 to 1962 CE
• Mexico 1823 CE to the present
• Dutch Caribbean 1634 CE to the present
• Spanish Puerto Rico 1508 to 1898 CE
• French Antilles 1635 to 1946 CE
• Mosquito Kingdom c. 1638 to 1894 CE
• Danish West Indies 1672 to 1917 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia

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