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in 1830, and after the establishment of diplomatic relationships France rapidly became Mexico's third largest trade partner. However, French goods were subject to higher taxes as France had yet to secure trade agreements similar to those which had been established by the United States and United
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and surveyed the defenses of Veracruz. He offered his services to the government, which ordered him to fight the French by any means necessary. He led Mexican forces against the French and fought at the
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During the early years of the new Mexican republic there was widespread civil disorder as factions competed for control of the country. The fighting often resulted in the destruction or looting of
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as damages to French citizens while France received promises for future trade commitments in place of war indemnities. However, this amount was never paid and that was later used as one of the
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In view of Remontel's complaint (which gave its name to the ensuing conflict) and of other complaints from French nationals (among them the looting in 1828 of French shops at the
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to stop Mexican smugglers. One smuggling party abandoned their cargo of about a hundred barrels of flour on the beach at the mouth of the bay, thus giving
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The French forces withdrew on 9 March 1839 after a peace treaty was signed. As part of said treaty the Mexican government agreed to pay 600,000
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in 1870, Mexico and France would not resume diplomatic relationships until 1880 when both countries renounced claims related to the wars.
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chef known only as Monsieur Remontel claimed that in 1832 Mexican officers looted his shop in
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Commercial relationships between France and Mexico existed prior to Spain's recognition of
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and the execution in 1837 of a French citizen accused of piracy), in 1838 prime minister
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Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México
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With trade cut off, the Mexicans began smuggling imports in Mexico via
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made no payment, the French king ordered a fleet under Rear Admiral
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Mexico Today: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary History and Culture
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Factores, Bases y Fundamentos de la Política Exterior de México
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Following the Mexican victory in 1867 and the collapse of the
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Meanwhile, acting without explicit government authority,
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The United States soon sent the schooner 286:In a complaint to King Louis-Philippe, a French 506: 504: 21: 247:Kingdom, Mexico's two largest trade partners. 696: 8: 598:The Alamo and the Texas War for Independence 309:demanded from Mexico the payment of 600,000 53:(3 months, 1 week and 3 days) 1487: 1397: 1307: 1198: 1158: 1073: 1011: 941: 916: 889: 834: 789: 752: 722: 703: 689: 681: 451: 449: 34:Épisode de l'expédition du Mexique en 1838 18: 552: 550: 203:ports and the capture of the fortress of 531: 529: 1588:19th-century military history of France 576: 574: 511:"Los Pasteles Más Caros de la Historia" 472: 470: 445: 385:to help the French in their blockade. 16:1838–1839 war between Mexico and France 7: 1573:Second French intervention in Mexico 1134:Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892–94) 1149:Voulet–Chanoine Mission (1898–1900) 1139:Second Madagascar expedition (1895) 193:first French intervention in Mexico 14: 1568:Wars involving the United Kingdom 1109:French conquest of Senegal (1854) 643:Velázquez Flores, Rafael (2007). 596:Nofi, Albert A. (21 March 1994). 457:"The Mexican Campaign, 1862–1867" 294:(then a town on the outskirts of 1498:Ouvéa cave hostage taking (1988) 1189:Intervention in Mexico (1861–67) 1129:First Franco-Dahomean War (1890) 1022:Burma–France relations (1729–56) 668: 274:attack the residence of General 219:. It ended in March 1839 with a 108: 93: 27: 1363:Tunisian independence (1952–56) 1144:Menalamba rebellion (1895-1903) 982:French and Indian War (1754–60) 647:. Plaza y Valdés, p. 117. 583:"The Pastry War, 175 Years Ago" 278:in Veracruz, 1838. 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Index


Horace Vernet
Veracruz
Mexico
France
Mexican Republic
Charles Baudin
Santa Anna
Spanish
French
Mexican
San Juan de Ulúa
port of Veracruz
French forces
Louis Philippe I
British
second, larger intervention
private property
Mexico's independence

Charles Baudin

Prince de Joinville
Arista
Pharamond Blanchard
pastry
Tacubaya
Mexico City
Parian market
Louis-Mathieu Molé

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