Antonio López de Santa Anna, as head…

1842 CE

Antonio López de Santa Anna, as head of the Mexican government, does not accept the independence of Yucatán; he invades in 1842, establishing a blockade.

Land invasion follows, but the Mexican forces are frustrated in their attempts to take either Campeche or Mérida, and withdraw to Tampico.

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Mérida Yucatán Mexico View →

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Maya peoples View → Mexico, Centralist Republic of View → Yucatán, Republic of View →

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