On the spot where Maximilian and his two generals so gallantly met their fate on the nineteenth of June, 1867, a memorial chapel has been erected, to which throngs of Mexicans of all classes annually make a pilgrimage on the anniversary of that day, as indeed they did previously, when only a simple gravestone marked the place of death.
Appendix
The following is a chronological statement of important events connected with Maximilian:
| 1832 | Birth of Maximilian. |
| 1850-57 | Marine service. |
| 1857 | Marriage to Carlotta. |
| 1859 | Retires to Miramar. |
| 1863 | Mexican Embassy visits Miramar. |
| 1864 | Coronation ceremony. |
| 1864 | Arrival in Mexico. |
| 1865 | Revolutionary uprisings. |
| 1866 | The Empress goes to Europe. |
| 1867 | Departure of the French. |
| 1867 | Downfall of the Mexican Empire. |
| 1867 | Execution of Maximilian. |
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GEORGE P. UPTON
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