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Austria–Mexico relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Austria and Mexico. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations. == History == In July 1842, the Austrian Empire and Mexico established diplomatic relations after signing a treaty of ''Friendship, Navigation and Commerce'' between the two nations.〔(Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Austria, Slovakia and Slovenia (in Spanish) )〕 In December 1861, Emperor Napoleon III of France invaded Mexico. After successfully taking over the country, Emperor Napoleon III, along with the Mexican aristocracy, offered the crown of Mexico to his Austrian cousin, Maximilian of Habsburg. In April 1864, Maximilian, along with his wife Carlota set sail for Mexico and upon arrival to the country in May 1864, Maximilian was declared Emperor of Mexico. This period was known as the Second Mexican Empire.〔(Emperor Maximilian of Mexico )〕 The reign of Emperor Maximilian was engulfed in constant conflict between his French backed government and the government in exile of Benito Juárez. In 1866, France withdrew its army from Mexico and in June 1867, Emperor Maximilian was captured by Juárez forces in Querétaro City and executed along with two of his generals, thus ending the empire.〔(Maximiliano de Habsburgo (in Spanish) )〕 After the execution of Maximilian, diplomatic relations between Austria and Mexico were severed until 1901.〔(Relaciones bilaterales México - Austria (in Spanish) )〕 In 1938, Mexico became the only country to protest against the anschluss of Austria at the League of Nations.〔(Joint communiqué by Austria and Mexico on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Mexican protest against the "Anschluss" of Austria by Nazi Germany )〕 During World War II, Austria was part of the German Reich and in May 1942 Mexico declared war on Germany after the destruction of two Mexican oil tankers in the Gulf of Mexico by German U-boats.〔(Historia de la diplomacia entre México y Alemania (in Spanish) )〕 After the war, normal relations were restored between the two nations. Over the years, diplomatic relations between the two nations have strenghtend. In 2005, President Heinz Fischer became the first Austrian head of state to pay a visit to Mexico.〔(Bundespräsident Heinz Fischer bei Wirtschaftsforum in Mexiko (in German) )〕 In 2006, former President Vicente Fox reciprocated the visit by paying a state visit to Austria.〔(Inicia Fox formalmente visita de Estado a Austria (in Spanish) )〕 Over the years, there has been much discussion between the two nations over whether Austria should return to Mexico Moctezuma's headdress and various other pre-Hispanic artifacts that were removed from Mexico in 1519 were taken to Austria where they are on display at the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna.〔(Mexico inches closer to loan of Moctezuma’s headdress )〕 In July 2014, it was declared that the headdress was too fragile to travel and therefore cannot be returned to Mexico.〔(El frágil penacho de Moctezuma (in Spanish) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Austria–Mexico relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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