There are two of them:Spain (1810-1821), when Mexico fought its war of independence against colonial and royalist forces.France (1838) when it bullied Mexico to pay reparations to a pastry cook and again (1862-1867) when it invaded Mexico to prevent the rise of the United States as an economic power.
Ignacio Zaragoza.
Mexico owed money to France, Spain and England during 1862.
Antietam
New Mexico Campaign happened in 1862-02.
Maximilian I (1832-1867)
Mexico won. Cinco de mayo!
France controlled Mexico between 1862 and 1867.
The country that try fought in the battle of 1862 was the french.
To bring this divided state into the Confederacy.
France used a financial crisis in Mexico as an excuse to try to expand its empire by taking over Mexico.
Antietam