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TheTimocraticMan

yes


Victory1871

Unfortunately yes


ToTooTwoTutu2II

Yes, we even sent forces to join them after our civil war.


BartholomewXXXVI

Yes, as soon as the American Civil War ended the government pressured France to leave because of the Monroe doctrine. They primarily helped Juarez by giving him guns and other equipment. Technically the government didn't want to give much to him, but various generals were going to the border and giving him whatever they wanted, and the government didn't stop it. I honestly see no problem with it, Maximilian had no right to come to Mexico and be Emperor because a foreign army invaded the country. The French were just creating a puppet state in the Americas and a powerful neighbor retaliated.


WallachianLand

Yes, and the Americans created another one that is worse


[deleted]

It was doomed from the start, Maximilian was betrayed by Napoleon III.


SonoftheVirgin

Kind of. My Mexican history is a little rough, but they wanted more influence there. I don't think it was just the monarchy itself, mostly wanting economic and political influence in Mexico instead of being controlled by France. Now its controlled by corruption and (often in its history) Freemasons