Foreign consular protection after the independence of Latino America --- Such was the case of foreigners that claimed losses after the independence movements of Latino American countries during the beginning of the 19TH Century. These communities asked for assistance from their country of origin, which sometimes used this issue as a justification to gain major political and economic access in the receiving nation. In Mexico, the demands of various French businessmen that were not met led to a war between the two countries in 1838. The result of this war was a peace treaty to compensate French citizens that later on was replaced for a commercial treatment similar to the one given to other countries. Source: https://www.gob.mx/sedena/documentos/16-de-abril-de-1838-inicio-de-la-guerra-de-los-pasteles.

Source author: Ricardo Daniel Delgado Muñoz rdelgado@sre.gob.mx