Pastry War

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The Pastry War was a brief 1838–1839 conflict between France and Mexico, sparked by French demands for compensation (including a pastry chef’s claim) and resulting in a French naval blockade and bombardment of Veracruz.

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Pastry War canonical 9
First French intervention in Mexico 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Franco-Mexican conflict
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs First French intervention in Mexico
linked to: Pastry War
belligerent Kingdom of France
Republic of Mexico
linked to: Mexican Federation
cause French demands for financial compensation from Mexico
a compensation claim by a French pastry chef in Mexico City
claims by French nationals for damages to their property in Mexico
combatantGovernment Centralist Republic of Mexico
July Monarchy of France
linked to: July Monarchy
commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Charles Baudin
conflictType colonial intervention
naval conflict
countryInvolved France
Mexico
demandedIndemnityAmount 600000 pesos
effect strengthening of Antonio López de Santa Anna’s political reputation in Mexico
endDate 1839
endedBy diplomatic negotiations mediated by the United Kingdom
followedBy Second French intervention in Mexico
hasCasusBelli non-payment of debts and claims by Mexico to French citizens
historicalPeriod 19th century
location Mexico
Veracruz
militaryAction French bombardment of Veracruz
French naval blockade of Mexican ports
notableFor French use of naval power to enforce financial claims
origin in a pastry chef’s compensation claim
partOf 19th-century interventions of European powers in Latin America
precededBy internal instability in Mexico after independence
primaryTheater Gulf of Mexico
result French victory
Mexican agreement to pay an indemnity to France
temporary French occupation of Mexican territory
significantEvent bombardment of the San Juan de Ulúa fortress
startDate 1838
topic Franco-Mexican relations
gunboat diplomacy
treatyOrAgreement Treaty of Veracruz

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Mariano Arista participatedIn Pastry War
subject linked to: Arista
Pedro de Ampudia participatedIn Pastry War
Pedro de Ampudia conflict Pastry War
Pastry War alsoKnownAs First French intervention in Mexico
linked to: Pastry War
Valentín Canalizo participantIn Pastry War