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MAXIMILIAN
VON MEXIKO Updated
July 7, 2008
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 Maximilian
von Habsburg
Archduke
of Austria
&
Emperor of Mexico
Writings
by C.M. Mayo; bibliography; photographs; texts; other
on-line articles and books; links
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Writings
by C.M. Mayo
The
Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
"The definitive historical
novel of Mexico during the brief, tragic reign of Emperor Maximilian"
(according to my publisher... ) Unbridled
Books, forthcoming 2009. More information coming soon. Read an excerpt... Want news about when
it will be published? click
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From
Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Lake of Oblivion
A nonfiction novela about a fairytale:
a journey to Maximilian's castle in Trieste, Italy. Massachusetts
Review December
2006
(Finalist, Texas Institute of Letters "O. Henry Award for
Best Work of Magazine Journalism"; Winner, Washington Prize
for Writing, Best Personal Essay). Soon to be reprinted as a
chapbook
and an audio CD.
Bibliography
Archive of
Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko, Library of Congress
Archive of Agustin de Iturbide, Library of Congress
Archive of Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko, Haus, Hof und Staatarchiv,
Vienna
Links and
information about these collections, as well as many publications,
to be posted soon
See also:
Michael
Organ's extensive on-line bibliography
Texts
Available On-line at www.cmmayo.com
Adiós
Mamá Carlota
About the Mexican
Protest Song of 1866: notes and two newspaper articles circa
1927
De
las Comidas de Palacio
Reglamento
y ceremonial de la Corte,
Mexico, 1866:
More chapters
to be posted soon...
La
Muerte del Emperador por Dr Szender Ede
Spanish translation
of a newspaper article published in Hungary in 1876, by Dr Szender
Ede, who participated in the autopsy.
The
Treaty of Miramar
The
complete text, including the additional secret articles, of the
treaty signed by the Emperor Louis Napoleon and Emperor Maximilian
in Miramar Castle, 1864.
Señora
doña Cordelia Jordan de Degollado: Una dama de la corte
de Carlota Excelsior newspaper article, July 20, 1923. An
interview with the widow of Mariano Degollado, shortly before
the ex-Empress Carlota's death.
Photographs
On-line at www.cmmayo.com
 Maximilian in Querétaro
A few of my photos from a recent visit.
 Maximilian's
"El Olvido" in Acapatzingo, Morelos
A few photos from a recent visit to Maximilian's private country
retreat, now an ethnobotanic garden and museum of folk medicine.
 Chapultepec Castle,
Mexico City
A few photos from a recent visit, as well as many links to more.
Links
to Other Websites
William
Marshall Anderson: An American in Maximilian's Mexico
The
colonist from Kentucky. With photos and links.
Carlota
-- The Grand Opera
All about composer
Robert Avalon and his opera about the doomed Empress of Mexico.
Charlotte's
Letters and Photographs Exhibit
The collection in
Houston's Rice University of correspondence and others papers
of Charlotte and Maximilian's chef du cabinet,
the Belgian advisor
Felix Eloin. The website includes a good collection of rare photographs.
La
Casa Imperial de Mexico
A fascinating and
beautifully made website about the Mexican monarchy,
with many rare documents and photos pertaining to the Iturbide
family.
This is the best page about the Iturbide family on the web, hands
down.
 Patricia Galeana
Mexican historian, author of numerous works, including Relaciones
Iglesia-Estado durante el Segundo Imperio. Also, click
here to listen to her podcast on Benito Juarez and Maximilian, with historian Dr Konrad
Ratz.
Hapsburgs
All
about the Hapsburgs (also spelled Habsburgs), a website by Juraj
Lisiak
Susanne
Igler
German researcher
and writer, specialist on Carlota, and more.
The
Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
A webpage about my
historical novel based on the true story. Excerpt, bibliography,
photographs, Q & A, and more.
Manet
and the Execution of Maximilian Timeline
Excellent website
(and very handy timeline) maintained by the Museum of Modern
Art in New York City (aporpos of the special exhibition of Manet's
paintings)
The
Mexican Adventure
Part of Glenn Jewison
and Jorg C. Steiner's excellent website on the organizational
history of the and forces of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Contains
several biographies of key officers, a bibliography, and a chronology.
Miramar
Castle (Il Castello di Miramare)
Maximilian's castle
in Trieste, Italy.
Michael
Organ's The Austrian Imperial Frigate SMS Novara
This
is the frigate that brought Maximilian and Carlota to Mexico.
Read all about it-- with many rare pictures--- on this excellent
website.
Monarchist
Movement of Mexico
Definitely different!
Das
österreichische Freiwilligenkorps in Mexiko 1864-67
About the Austrian volunteers in Mexico. In German. Extensive.
Konrad
Ratz, Historian
German language
webpage. Includes information about his original research and
many books on Maximilian and Charlotte. Also, a fascinating paper
in Spanish on Maximilian's doctors. Update: Dr Ratz's webpage
is down. but be be sure to have a look at his important new book,
Tras
las huellas de un desconocido: Nuevos datos y aspectos de Maximiliano
de Habsburgo
(Siglo
XXI/ Conaculta / INAH, 2008).
Sara
Yorke Stevenson Society
Sara Yorke Stevenson
is the author of the brilliant memoir, Maximilian in Mexico:
A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867,
New York: 1899. She went on to a stellar career in as an
Egyptologist, among other things. You can see her photo of this
webpage.
Wikipedia:
Maximilian I of Mexico
Wikipedia entry
on Maximilian: extensive but caveat: it's a wiki.
Misc.
Papers Available On-line
"Maximilian
and Mexico's First Steps Toward the Global Marketplace (1864-1866)"
By
Dr Robert H. Duncan
"When
Mexico Had the Blues: A Transatlantic Tale of Bonds, Bankers,
and Nationalists 1862-1910"
By
Steven C. Topik
Books
Available On-line
Maximilian
in Mexico: A Woman's Reminiscenes of the French Intervention
1862-1867
by Sara Yorke
Stevenson
Proceso
de Fernando Maximiliano de Habsburgo, Miguel Miramón y
Tomas Mejía
(The
Trial of Maximilian von Habsburg and the Generals Miguel Miramon
and Tomas Mejia) with an introduction by Chantal Lopez and
Omar Cortez.
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