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Execution at Cerro de las Campanas

When
19 June 1867
Where
Cerro de las Campanas
Part of
Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico is executed at Querétaro

Maximilian, Miramón, and Mejía were executed by firing squad at Cerro de las Campanas in Querétaro on 19 June 1867.

Following a court-martial in Querétaro, the death sentences for Maximilian, Miramón, and Mejía were carried out on the morning of 19 June 1867. The execution took place at Cerro de las Campanas, marking the end of the Second Mexican Empire.

Sources

  1. Maximilian I of Mexico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Cerro de las Campanas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22
  3. Second French intervention in Mexico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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