[5] When Emperor Maximilian I faced execution, Belgium instructed its representative, Hoorickx, to assist the Austrian ambassador's ultimately failed efforts to persuade the Mexicans to grant clemency.

"[7] In 1903 the National Railroad of Mexico, in which the Mexican Government had a large financial interest, opened a standard gauge line.

[8] By 1913 the National Railroad of Mexico was lobbying the government of Victoriano Huerta not to grant any further rights to the Belgian syndicate competing against them.

[1] In 1940 Belgian residents of Mexico supported Hubert Pierlot as Prime Minister of Belgium during the Nazi occupation.

In 1997, Mexico signed a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union (which includes Belgium).

Mexico's main exports to Belgium include: chemical based products, medical equipment, minerals, articles of copper, electrical equipment, machinery, motor vehicles, vinyl and plastic articles, coffee, vefetables, fruits and nuts, honey, and alcohol.

[19] Belgian multinational companies such as Agfa-Gevaert, Janssen Pharmaceutica and Katoen Natie operate in Mexico.

Belgian company Anheuser-Busch InBev owns a 50% share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer and owner of the global Corona brand.