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 (led by Napoleon III at the time) 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.
There were four factors that contributed to the end of such occupation:
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In the Northern part of Mexico before its acquisition by the US; California, New Mexico, and in Texas before it became independent and joined the US.
Canada, us, mexico
Mexico gained independence in the year 1830 from the Spaniards. The country was colonized since 1521 when the people of the Aztec Empire, the former name of Mexico, were defeated and conquered by Spaniards. Spain controlled Mexico for a period of 3 centuries. After that, Mexico was known to other civilizations as the 'New Spain'. The invasion of Spain by Napoleon I led to the Mexican War of independence The invasion led to the opposition of wealthy landowners, political leaders and conservatives in Mexico to the social, economic and political policies implemented by Napoleon I. Hope this helps.
pacific Atlantis gulf Mexico
Canada, Mexico and Germany
Napoleon Harris is 6' 3".
There are 3 countries that border Mexico: The US to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the south.
Napoleon 1 also called Napoleon the Great.
the gulf of Mexico the pacific and the Atlantic
They are in order, Canada, US and Mexico.
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