The Man Who Wouldn't Go Home
On 19 June 1867, Maximilian I of Mexico was executed by firing squad on the Hill of the Bells outside Querétaro. Napoleon III had put him there. Juárez had a point to make. Maximilian had refused every chance to leave.
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The House Divides the Map
On 13 May 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico over Texas, borders, and ambition. Less than two years later the treaty ink was dry, California was American, and the argument that would tear the Union apart had new fuel.