Mexican nobility refers to the titled nobles and untitled gentry families of Mexico. Most of the descendants of these families still live in Mexico today, but some can be found in Europe and other countries.
With the victories of the Mexican Republics over the monarchies of the First Mexican Empire, headed by Agustín I, and the Second Mexican Empire, under Maximilian I—and the writing of the Mexican Constitution of 1917—titles of nobility in Mexico were legally abolished.
Read more about Mexican Nobility: Overview, Indigenous Nobility, Titles in Viceregal Mexico and The First Mexican Empire, First Republic and The Second Mexican Empire, List of Titles of Nobility in Mexico, Modern Period, Current Legal Status of Nobility in Mexico
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