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Juan Nepomuceno Almonte

1803–1869 · 19th century

Juan Nepomuceno Almonte was a Mexican soldier and diplomat, son of the independence leader José María Morelos. A conservative, he supported French intervention and headed the regency that governed in the name of the Second Mexican Empire from 1863 until Maximilian of Austria arrived in 1864. He then served as the emperor's grand marshal and died in exile in Paris.

Juan Nepomuceno Almonte
Image: Cruces y Campa, México, 2d de S. Francisco, no. 4 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Second Mexican Empire

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