Why did the battle between Mexico and France start in Puebla Mexico?

Answer 1

Mexico was extremely poor at the time and could not afford to spend much money. As a result, all foreign debt payments were suspended for two years. The French were angered by this and wanted their money as well as Mexico's land.

Upset at Mexico, French leader, Napoleon III, and his troops invaded the small town of Puebla.

Answer 2

For the war the Mexicans borrowed money from Spain France and England so the Mexican never paid it back and the French got mad so the napoleon the 3rd told Benito Juarez he was going to occupy Mexico until he got his money and the first settlement the French came upon was Puebla and the Mexican general ignacio zaragoza took his men and set up defensive positions within the city and fought

Answer 3

The Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8,000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years.

Answer 4

I do not know completly so im just going to say the date and who fought in it...

• May 5th
• Mexicans and French
• Caused Cinco de mayo

Thats all i Know about it....

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Answer 5

As a consequence of the large indebtedness acquired after both the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Reform Wars (1857-1861), the Mexican government faced such economic difficulties that president Benito Juarez suspended interest payments to foreign countries on July 17th, 1861. This angered France, Spain and England, who united their efforts to apply gunboat diplomacy on Mexico, and force it to continue with these payments. On December 8th of the same year, the Spanish fleet and troops from Spanish-controlled Cuba arrived at Mexico's main Gulf port, Veracruz.

Juarez negotiated the terms of such payments at the "La Soledad Preliminaries"; while Spain and England were satisfied and pulled their troops from the region, France wasn't interested in such debt: they were interested in conquering Mexico to prevent the rising of the United States as a world power by establishing a foothold in the Americas, and supporting the Confederate forces during the American Civil War (1861-1865). As a secondary objective, France was interested in exploiting the large silver, copper and iron mines located on northern Mexico.

On March 6th, 1862 5,000 French troops arrived to Veracruz, letting know friends and foes alike that France was in for the conquest of Mexico. The United States weren't able to protest until May 6th of 1862, but by that date, the legendary Battle of Puebla or Cinco de Mayo (May 5th, 1862) had already taken place.

Answer 6

The Second Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867) promoted by Napoleon III.