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.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franco-Mexican conflict
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First French intervention in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Republic of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
July Monarchy of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio López de Santa Anna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Baudin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial intervention
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naval conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | non-payment of debts and claims by Mexico to French citizens ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
French bombardment of Veracruz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French naval blockade of Mexican ports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mariano Arista