Historedia
Episode 2 of 3

Execution of Maximilian

When
19 June 1867
Where
Querétaro
Part of
Benito Juárez returns to the Mexican presidency

Maximilian and two conservative generals were executed by firing squad, ending the period of the Second Mexican Empire.

Following the capture in Querétaro, Maximilian and generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía were executed by firing squad on 19 June 1867. This event formally ended the Second French intervention and the Second Mexican Empire.

Sources

  1. Second French intervention in Mexico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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