North America 156 years ago today: French Intervention in Mexico (22 Mar 1863) https://buff.ly/2UQdCPI Bankrupt after its Reform War, Mexico had suspended its debt repayments in 1861, prompting Spain, France and Britain to occupy Veracruz. However when it became apparent that the French Emperor Napoleon III was really using the intervention as an excuse to conquer Mexico, the Spanish and British withdrew, leaving the French to continue the invasion on their own. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1863 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #ushistory #confederacy #frenchhistory #frenchinterventionmexico #frenchintervention #cinquedemayo #march #march22 #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #napoleoniii #imperialism #colonialism #19thcentury #victorian #victorianera #maps #todayinhistory #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek (at Puebla City) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvTMhPpgqGw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nqde08124zqo
