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Napoleon III invaded Mexico
He arrived with French troops -
Maximiliano signed the Treaties of Miramar
Napoleon III offered Maximiliano of Habsburg the imperial crown of Mexico. -
Maximiliano and Carlota landed in the port of Veracruz
He had the idea of pacifying the country, modernizing and educating. -
Maximiliano and Carlota arrived in Mexico City
They stayed at the Chapultepec Castle. -
Law of Tolerance of Cults
Maximilian declared the Catholic religion as the official one, but allowing the practice of others. -
The new printing law
He was seeking the free exercise of the press. -
Foundation of the Imperial Academy of Sciences and Literature
Enabled quality education. -
The imperial Law on free work
It prohibited peonage and granted rights to farm workers. -
Agrarian Law
To grant legal land and ejido to towns that lack it. -
French troops withdrew
So Juárez and his liberal soldiers advanced on the capital and Carlota went to Europe and sought support. -
Maximiliano was murdered
With Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía in Hill of the Bells, Querétaro.