Episode 2 of 2

Convention of London

When
31 October 1861
Where
London
Part of
Benito Juárez elected President of Mexico and the foreign debt moratorium

France, Great Britain, and Spain signed the Convention of London to arrange debt payments through military intervention.

On 31 October 1861, the Convention of London was signed between France, Great Britain, and Spain. This agreement formalized plans to militarily intervene in Mexico for the purposes of arranging its debt payments, following the pretext created by Juárez's decree.

Sources

  1. Benito Juárez Wikipedia

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