The Herrera government signals Mexico's willingness to…

The Herrera government signals Mexico's willingness to resume relations with the United States in August, 1845, hoping also to finally settle the question of reparations to U.S. citizens for damages incurred during the Mexican War of Independence.

Meanwhile, Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga leads the Centralists, bitterly opposed to the moderate policies pursued by the Herrera government, in beginning to demand an attack on the United States.