Mariano Escobedo Essay, Research Paper

Mariano Escobedo was a healthy man he was my Grandparents great great

grandparent. He was a Mexican General from Mexico. He wanted to govern Mexico,

he fought against dynasty and he won. Escobedo fought against the French

Invasion in Mexico to govern Mexico. He became a great general who fought

against Napoleon III (French.) In Mexico City airport and in Monterey his name

is printed and also in some streets of difference parts of Mexico. Mexico had

borrowed money from England, France and Spain. In 1861 representatives from this

countries got together in London to find a way to get Mexico to pay this

countries. Troops from this three countries went to Veracruz in 1862. They were

welcomed from representative from Mexico. The general Juan Prim, from Spain

accepted the way Mexico was going to pay little by little so as England. The

representative from France is not accepted he wanted the money and ordered his

troops to prepare to fight. The government of Benito Juarez organize the

defense. He made in charge the general Ignazio Zaragoza to get to Puebla and

fight with the French. They attacked each other in the " Fuertes de Loreto

y Guadalupe. The troops of Zaragoza, helped from the Indians Zacapoaxtla. In

1862of Mat 5 they won against the French. The emperor from France, Luis Napoleon

Bonaparte, wanted to extend his powers in America and in Asia. He dreamed to

form a great empire. Mexico took advantage of that situation to peek an European

emperor to govern Mexico and to stop the politic anarchy. Luis Napoleon made

them recommend Fernando Maximiliano de Habsurgo, brother of the emperor

Francisco Jose. Maximiliano accepted his embarkation to Mexico but with her

wife, the princess Carlota Amalia de Belgica. Luis Napoleon send his army to

wish napoleon luck. Austria and Belgica also send troops. The emperors arrived

to Mexico at the end of 1864. In Veracruz, Puebla were great big welcomes. To

confront the invaders, to the president Juarez formed a government itinerante,

who traveled from the capital to the north border. From this places it continue

the position of the millitar action from the armies from the North, West,

command from Mariano Escobedo, Ramon Corona and Porfirio Diaz. From 1865 to 1867

were constant fights. At first the power was in Europe, but the Mexican never

gave up and little by little the situation kept changing. Maximilliano made his

own government in the castle of Chapultepec in Mexico City. The biggest part of

his people were foreign, but also has important foreign Mexicans. They traveled

many parts of the center of the city and Carlota traveled all the way to

Yucatan, Maximiliano showed interests for the luck of the Indian workers.