- On the conflict of the 1860s, see the Franco-Mexican War
Confectionery war ( Spanish: Guerra de los pasteles , also the "First French intervention in Mexico" ) - the invasion of Mexico by French troops in 1838 .
| Confectionery War | |||
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 The bombing of the fortress of San Juan de Ulua | |||
| date | November 27, 1838 - March 9, 1839 | ||
| A place | Mexico | ||
| Total | French victory | ||
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In 1838, the French pastry chef Repairel, who claimed that his store in Mexico City was destroyed during the turmoil in 1828 by Mexican looters, turned to Louis Philippe for protection. Supporting her citizen, France demanded 600 thousand pesos in compensation for non-pecuniary damage. This amount was extremely high compared to the daily wage of the average worker, which was about one peso. In addition to this amount, Mexico defaulted on millions of dollars in French loans.
France demanded to repay debts. After the payment was not received, the king sent a fleet under the command of Charles Boden to block all Mexican ports from Yucatan to Rio Grande , bombard the Mexican fortress of , and capture the port of Veracruz. Almost the entire Mexican fleet was captured in Veracruz by December 1838 [1] . Mexico declared war on France.
Mexicans cut off from trade routes transported imports to Corpus Christi in Texas and then to Mexico. As a result, France blocked Texas ports, and a Texas battalion began patrolling Corpus Christi Bay to discourage Mexican smugglers. The United States sent the Woodbury schooner to help the French. After negotiations with the Texans, France promised not to invade the territory or water area of the Texas Republic.
With British diplomatic intervention, President Bustamante finally agreed to pay the debt, and on March 9, 1839, the French withdrew their forces.
General Santa Anna's participation
The Mexican government entrusted Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna with command of the army and ordered him to defend the nation in any way. In a clash with the French rearguard at Veracruz, Santa Anna was wounded by a shotgun shot in the arm and leg. His ankle was broken, and part of the leg had to be taken away. He buried an amputated limb with full military honors. This fact was mentioned by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in his Nobel lecture.
Notes
- ↑ Juan d'Ulloa // Military Encyclopedia : [in 18 vol.] / Ed. V.F. Novitsky [et al.]. - SPb. ; [ M. ]: Type. t-va I. D. Sytin , 1911-1915.
Literature
- Nofi AA The Alamo and the Texas War for Independence - Da Capo Press - ISBN 0-306-80563-4
- Warner MS Consise Encyclopedia of Mexico - Fitzroy Dearborn.