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M A X I M I L I A N *V O N* M E X I K O

A Resource Page for Works and Websites on

Maximilian von Habsburg

Archduke of Austria
&
Emperor of Mexico

Writings by C.M. Mayo ~ bibliography ~ photographs ~ never before published texts ~ on-line articles ~ a cornucopia of links
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Writings by C.M. Mayo
The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
The novel based on the true story.
"Mayo’s cultural insights are first-rate, and the glittering, doomed regime comes to life"
- Library Journal
Selected by Library Journal as one of the best books of 2009

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.
Now available as an audio CD!

Bibliography
Archive of Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko, Library of Congress
Archive of Agustin de Iturbide, Library of Congress
>>To listen to C.M. Mayo's 7/20/2009 lecture at the Library of Congress, click here.
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
Selected Bibliography for the novel, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
Includes links to mini-reviews and other on-line resources.
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

Reglamento y ceremonial de la Corte, Mexico, 1866.
Maximilian and Carlota's book of court etiquette, 1866 edition.

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.

Monseñor Eulogio Gillow: Los dos nietos de Iturbide, Agustín y Salvador
From his biography, Reminencias, published in Los Angeles California, 1921.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Photographs On-line at www.cmmayo.com
Maximilian's Miramar Castle in Trieste, Italy
Photos of Maximilian's residence, which was constructed in the 1860s, just before and during his years in Mexico.


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.



More photos related to the novel, the Iturbides, and the Second Empire here.

Links to Other Websites
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William Marshall Anderson: An American in Maximilian's Mexico
The colonist from Kentucky. With photos and links.
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. Author of Carlota de México.
Maximilian I Emperor of Mexico
A webpage about Dr Julius Augustus Skilton and Maximilian's portrait and saddle.
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. Not always reliable.

Art (Musicals, Movies, Opera, Paintings, Plays) Inspired by Maximilian and Carlota
Carlota -- The Grand Opera
All about composer Robert Avalon and his opera about the doomed Empress of Mexico.
Juarez
The film with Bette Davis as Carlota.
Juarez and Maximilian
Play by Franz Werfel.
Las noticias del Imperio (News from the Empire)
A novel by Mexican writer Fernando del Paso.
La Loca de Bachout
A blog post with links about "La Loca de Bachout" a monologue in Spanish in the character of the Empress Carlota.
The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
A webpage about my historical novel based on the true story by C.M. Mayo (Yours Truly). 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)
Maximilian: Der Traum einer Krone
Parts of the German musical by Konrad and Wolfgang Ratz, on-line at MySpace.
Maximiliano: El sueño de una corona
The musical by Konrad and Wolfgang Ratz, on-line at MySpace, in Spanish.

More links coming soon...


Misc. Articles and Papers Available On-line
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"Maximilian and Mexico's First Steps Toward the Global Marketplace (1864-1866)"
By Dr Robert H. Duncan

"
Only "Selected" German Immigrants in Yucatán? Recent Findings about the Colonization Policy of the Second Mexican Empire" Paper presented at the 11th Deutschsprachige Mesoamerikanisten Tagung in Hildesheim, Germany (26th, 27th, January, 2008)
By Alma Duran-Merk

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Los colonos alemanes en Yucatán durante el Segundo Imperio Mexicano" Conferencia dictada el 12 de marzo de 2008 en la Sala José Martí (Mérida Yucatán, México) en ocasión del nombramiento de Alma Durán-Merk como Miembro Asociado de la Cátedra Nuestra América por la Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
By Alma Duran-Merk

"When Mexico Had the Blues: A Transatlantic Tale of Bonds, Bankers, and Nationalists 1862-1910"
By Steven C. Topik

"A Court Ball at the Palace of Mexico"
By William Wells. The Overland Monthly, 1868


Books Available On-line
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Maximilian in Mexico: A Woman's Reminiscences 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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