The Execution of Maximilian I, Miguel Miramon, and Tomas Mejia at Queretaro, Mexico, June 19, 1867, artist's impression.

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Notes

Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 11, 2017.

Depicted ContentThe embalmed body of former Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives home at the Austrian port of Trieste.

Depicted ContentIn Querétaro, the embalmed body of former Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico is released to Austrian official for repatriation to Vienna.

Depicted ContentEmperor Maximilian I of Mexico is executed by the victorious Liberal Government of Benito Juarez.

Depicted ContentAt Querétaro, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico goes on trial before a Liberal military tribunal..

Depicted ContentAt Querétaro, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico surrenders to insurgent Liberal forces.

Depicted ContentQuerétaro, the last bastion of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, falls to insurgent Liberal forces.

Image type

drawing

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Original caption

Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, General Miguel Miramón, and General Tomás Mejia by firing squad

Source citation

[Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, General Miguel Miramón, and General Tomás Mejia by firing squad]. Mexico, 1867. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004678561/. (Accessed August 11, 2017.)