December 1988
Mexico in the 1870s. The French expeditionary force lands in Mexico. Emperor Napoleon III of France and local conservatives establish a monarchy in the country and decide to place their protégé, Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg, on the Mexican throne. In the ensuing war of national liberation, the freedom-loving Indians, the Maztecs, led by their chief Bear's Eye, side with the legitimate deposed president of Mexico, Benito Juárez.
First Air Date:
1988-12-25
Last Air Date:
1988-12-28
Status:
Ended
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Number of Seasons:
1
Number of Episodes:
2
Director:
Hans Knötzsch
