Op 19 juni 1867 wordt keizer Ferdinand Maximiliaan door een vuurpeloton ter dood gebracht. Zijn laatste woorden luiden: ‘Lang leve Mexico, lang leve de onafhankelijkheid.  Meer

Born into imperial splendour, Louis-Napoléon - the nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte - grew up far from power after the defeat at Waterloo. Three years later, he seized power to become emperor.  Meer

This book explores French imperialism in Latin America in the nineteenth century, taking Mexico as a case study. The standard narrative of nineteenth-century imperialism in Latin America is one of US expansion and British informal influence.  Meer

This book explores French imperialism in Latin America in the nineteenth century, taking Mexico as a case study. The standard narrative of nineteenth-century imperialism in Latin America is one of US expansion and British informal influence.  Meer