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| | Maximilian of Mexico : Archduke Maxmilian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | (Maximilian was not told of the dubious nature of the plebescite, which was taken by the French troops occupying the city.) Maximilian's decision was contrary to the advice of his brother, the emperor Francis Joseph, and involved the loss of all his rights in Austria. |
 | | Maximilian landed at Veracruz on May 28, 1864; but from the very outset he found himself involved in difficulties of the most serious kind, as the Mexican Liberales and Republicans, led by President Benito Juarez, refused to recognize his rule, and there was continuous warfare between the French troops and the Mexican Republicans. |
 | | To the dismay of his Conservativo allies, Maximilian upheld several liberal reforms of the Juarez adminstration such as land reform, allowing freedom of religion, and extending the vote beyond the landholding class. |
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