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Once upon a time, whenever a Civil War threatened to fracture the united states, there is a monarchy south of the Rio Grande. That kingdom was called Mexico. It experienced an impressive castle, a lovely princess and a large, attractive prince; he was commendable and idealistic, he previously open fire in his center, but he was weakened and gullible. A fool, some would say. One day, when he was still an adolescent, he composed, "Ambition is similar to the balloonist. Somewhat, the go up is nice and he will enjoy a marvelous view and a huge landscape. However when he rises more, vertigo occurs, mid-air becomes slender and the risk of a large fall boosts." With this parable, the Austrian Archduke Maximilian of Hapsburg inadvertently forecasted the destiny to which he would bravely ride, regardless of the warnings and the nice talkers. Regardless, he adopted his heart's mandate. And Charlotte, the princess, was "one of the very most cultured and beautiful" in Europe. Since she was a girl, she'd known that 1 day she would turn into a queen or an empress. When it was first hinted that they might be offered the crown of Mexico, she was 22 and he was 28, and they were bounded by the intrigue and ambition of their own brothers, who cannot wait to have them removed from the picture. So when, 3 years later, the couple received the official diplomatic objective which affirmed Mexico required their presence, the proposition was like a fairy tale become a reality. In the thoughts of the age, Mexico was the faraway paradise defined by the fantastic geographer Alexander von Humboldt: thick jungles and forests, steaming volcanoes, copious silver and gold mines, infinite seashores and exotic parrots.

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