"Slovenian Volunteers in Mexico" Topic
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Tango01 | 12 Feb 2016 10:04 p.m. PST |
"With the help of the French army, Maximillian, brother of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, was installed as Emperor of Mexico. Maximillian Ferdinand of Habsburg (1832-1867) set out to Mexico to overthrow the Republican government of Benito Juarez and revive the monarchy. The counterrevolution, however, was suppressed. In the wake of their victory, the Mexican Republicans captured Maximillian and shot him. Thus Maximillian's dreams of the Promised Land, which were also harboured by Mexican volunteers nicknamed as MEKSIKAJNARJI, were smothered after three years. The dreams were destroyed by Maximillian's death, insanity of his wife Charlotte as well as disappointed and decimated Meksikajnarji. Among the Mexican volunteers from the Habsburg Monarchy were also a vast number of Slovenians. In 1864, Emperor Franz Joseph finally granted his brother's numerous requests and gave permission to gather 6000 volunteers from throughout the Monarchy to "preserve peace in Mexico". On 3 June 1864, the Ljubljana city secretariat issued a call-up for men to join the ranks of volunteers. The document stated the Emperor's decision of 1 April 1864 to gather within the Austrian lands 6000 volunteers for the Mexican land forces and another 300 for the Mexican navy. The volunteers were to be Christian, unmarried or widowed and childless. They had to be up to 40 years old and, to join the land forces, measure at least 59 inches in height. They would do a six-year service, which could also be renewable. After the revolution they would be granted land in Mexico or return to their homeland at the government's expenses…" From here gisby.info/maxslav.htm Amicalement Armand |
goragrad | 12 Feb 2016 10:32 p.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 13 Feb 2016 10:39 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
goragrad | 13 Feb 2016 11:32 a.m. PST |
Yes, one branch of the family came from around Novo Mesto. Of course when we visited a few years ago the records were incomplete and we couldn't confirm my grandparents marriage records. Apparently a fair number were lost in the 40s… |
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