A war broke out in the United States after Abram

Lincoln promised to limit slavery, a measure that

affected the southern states of the union. (1861)

The foreign alliance negotiated and signed the

treaties of solitude in 1862. Spain and England
accepted the agreements and withdrew their troops.
(1862)

In March 1862 the French government rejected the

treaties and demanded compensation for 12 million
pesos. The fighting began and they advanced
towards the center of the country. (1862)

On May 5, General Zaragoza confronted the

imperial army of Napoleon III in the city of Puebla;
"The Battle of Puebla"

The Mexican army defeated the French forces

Faced with the government's difficulty in

continuing to finance the debt, the government
decreed a suspension of payments for 6
months. (1861)

The creditor countries did not agree, England, Spain

and France sent an expedition to blockade the port
of Veracruz (End of 1861)

As the French occupation progressed, a meeting of

nobles declared the empire called "the second
Mexican empire" established, and proposed
Maximilian of Habsburg for the throne. (1864)

After 4 years of fighting and after the execution of

Emperor Maximilian, Juarez decided to resettle the
government in the capital of the country, arriving on
July 15, 1867.