Collection Overview The Carlota-Maximilian Papers are a collection of six (6) documents, comprised of four (4) letters, a diploma, and an ordinance, created between Novemeber 1865 and September 1866. The four (4) letters are addressed to Don Domingo Bureau. Three (3) of the letters were written by Empress Carlota (Charlotte) during Bureau’s tenure as the Prefect of Veracruz. Emperor Maximilian wrote one (1) letter, which appoints Bureau as the Deputy of the Yucatan Peninsula territory. The...

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Handwritten letter from Carlota (Empress of Mexico) to the Prefect of Vera Cruz (Don Domingo Bureau). The contents of the letter concern the inhabitants of the city (Veracruz).

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Handwritten letter from Carlota (Empress of Mexico) to Don Domingo Bureau (Prefect of Vera Cruz). The contents of the letter concern a letter of condolence received following a “tremendous loss.”

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Handwritten letter from Maximilian (Emperor of Mexico) to Don Domingo Bureau (Prefect of Vera Cruz). The contents of the letter concern the naming of the Deputy of the Yucatan Peninsula territory.

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Diploma from Maximilian and Carlota (Emperors of Mexico) to Doña Ysabel Fernandez. The contents of the diploma concern the bestowment of the Cross of the Imperial Order of San Carlos (Saint Charles).

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Ordinance from Maximillian and Carlota (Emperors of Mexico) via Jose M. Gonzales (Grand Chancery of the Imperial Orders) to Doña Ysabel Fernandez. The contents of the ordinance concern the bestowment of the Cross of the Imperial Order of San Carlos (Saint Charles).

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Handwritten letter from Carlota (Empress of Mexico) to Don Domingo Bureau (Deputy of the Yucatan Peninsula). The contents of the letter concern an article about the Emperor (Maximillian), as well as the opening and support of a school.