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 | | In 1848, the city of Queretaro turned into the temporary capital of Mexico, and it was the place where final decisions were taken to put an end to the war against the United States. |
 | | After a few years, during the French intervention (1864-1867), Queretaro witnessed the republican victory when the Emperor of Mexico, Maximilian of Habsburg, along with the most important conservative generals, were executed on June 19th 1867 on the Cerro de las Campanas (Bells Mountain), putting an end to the Second Mexican Empire. |
 | | In the beginning of the 19th Century, the city of Queretaro served as headquarters for the activities leaded by the revolutionaries who sought National Independence; the city was also the meeting spot for historic characters such as Epigmeo and Emeterio Gonzalez brothers as well as Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, wife of the Corregidor Manuel Dominguez. |
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