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An additional Hill of the Bells Marker
Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: June 17, 2018
Caption: An additional Hill of the Bells Marker
Additional Description: This additional, older marker is just to the left of the entrance to the Hill of the Bells park. It is hidden by the ticket booth and is hard to see. It reads:

Parque Municipal “Cerro de las Campanas”
El 19 de junio de 1867 se fusiló en este cerro al efímero emperador de México, Maximiliano de Habsburgo, junto con dos de sus generales Miguel Miramón y Tomás Mejía. Esto significó el triunfo de la República. En 1900 el gobierno de Austrio mandó edificar una capilla "Propiciatoria" y en 1967 el gobierno mexicano colocó la estatua de Benito Juárez, Presidente en aquella época.

English:
Municipal Park “Hill of the Bells”
On June 19, 1867, the French-installed emperor of Mexico, Maximilian of Habsburg, was executed by a firing squad on this hill along with two of his generals, Miguel Miramon and Tomas Mejia. This meant the triumph of the Republic. In 1900, the government of Austria ordained the construction of the Propiciatory" chapel. In 1967, the Mexican government placed the statue of Benito Juarez the first President of that triumphant Republic.
Submitted: July 10, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p434483
File Size: 4.069 Megabytes

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