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Separation of Texas
Location: Texas
Main Characters: Santa Anna, Miguel Barragan, Jose Justo Corro
Description: Texas wanted their independence. The situation turned into a war. Santa Anna attacked the Fort Álamo and won. Texas now had U.S.A support, and were interested in the territory. -
War with the United States
Location: Mexico
Main Characters: U.S president, James K.Polk, Santa Anna
Description: Polk sent a declaration of war to the Mexican congress because, according to him, Mexicans had invaded his territory and killed his soldiers. The defeat ended with a great offense to our sovereignty, because the enemies moved away our flag in the National Palace to place their´s -
French intervention in Mexico
Location: Mexico
Main Characters: Benito Juarez , Napoleon III , Maximilian I
Description: Napoleon III of France wanted to have a friendly government in Mexico so he could access to Latin American markets and also the silver. The French invasion resulted in the Second Mexican Empire -
A Second Empire with Maximilian
Location: Mexico
Main Characters: Juarez, Napoleon III, Maximilian
Description: The new emperor arrived to Veracruz and settled the capital. Maximilian Empire was not rendering the profits Napoleon expected so he retired the French army. Juarez executed Maximilian, Miramón, and Mejía -
Pastry War
Location: Mexico
Main Characters: Santa Anna, Anastacio Bustamante, Luis Gonza Cuevas
