Second Mexican Empire Quotes
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“Belgian Legion”
“Carlota of Mexico”
“Maximilian I of Mexico”
“Will make good soldiers, very devoted to the government of Emperor Maximilian.”
“Wikipedia: Second Mexican Empire”
“In a very short time, the monarchy will be so firmly established in Mexico, that one will only be surprised not to have tried it sooner.”
“This is no proof that our Belgian people are not as foolish as some think, and that there are few in Belgium who voluntarily play soldier.”
“Congress declares that it cannot recognize the founding of a monarchy on the ruins of a Mexican republic with the help of a European power.”
“Mexico: the French intervention and the 2nd Empire, 1862-1867”
“The enterprise that Archduke Maximilian will attempt remains what it was on the first day, an adventure where, besides a lot of energy, tact and resources, we must add a lot of happiness to succeed.”
“Between the imperial government and the clergy, which is the highest expression of the conservative party in Mexico, there is only one possible occasion for conflict: it is the question of ecclesiastical property.”
“The latest news from Mexico presents an encouraging picture of the consolidation of the Mexican Empire. The Emperor and Empress are tireless in their charitable work, and they are supported by the elite of the people.”
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“If the Mexicans second the lofty views of their new ruler, soon Mexico will have recovered its former splendor and soon also order will resume its empire where anarchy and evil passions have exercised their disastrous influence.”
“Provisional Constitution of the Mexican Empire (in Spanish)”
“The day when the conflict of the two belligerent Americans is ended by the defeat of one or the other, or by the reconciliation of both, that day French troops will be needed more than ever to defend the new empire. of an aggressive interpretation of the doctrine of Monroë.”
“It remains to be seen how far Mexico spontaneously and voluntarily rallied to the new empire and whether the republic of Juarez was not, despite all its vices, the true national government, the one that had, at the time of its establishment, the sympathies of the majority of the population.”
“but we must still expect long local resistance on distant points, struggles with bodies of supporters much more numerous and dangerous than the insurrectionary bands whose clerical and legitimist newspapers have made so much noise on the occasion of the difficult establishment of the new Italian monarchy in the kingdom of Naples.”
“The most enthusiastic members of the Liberal Party are seduced, but the clergy and their party have for some time shown a kind of mistrust, which is explained moreover, for the moment is approaching when the question of the property of the clergy will have to be resolved, and the 'we are anxiously awaiting the decision that must be made to settle this big affair.”