An Enjoyable Historical Read With Flawed Theories

Raymond Jonas discusses the European invasion of Mexico, the Habsburg imperial installment, and its tragic conclusion in ‘Habsburg on the Rio Grande.’
An Enjoyable Historical Read With Flawed Theories
"Habsburgs on the Rio Grande" on the short-lived Second Mexican Empire.
Dustin Bass
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There is an oft-overlooked moment in American history, when several European nations agreed to invade the Mexican republic and install a Habsburg on the throne of what would be termed the Second Mexican Empire. Of course, this second empire was grossly short-lived.

In his new book, “Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire,” Raymond Jonas, the Jon Bridgman Endowed Professor in History at the University of Washington,  posits a new theory. He believes the reason the invasion and occupation of Mexico took place was because of the expanding American republic and the fear that America “posed a threat to the European old regime on both ideological and geopolitical grounds.”

Dustin Bass
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Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the American Tales podcast, and co-founder of The Sons of History. He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.