Comments on: The despised French diplomat who helped shape Mexican history

By: Bob Pateman

Bob Pateman — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:27:30 +0000

In reply to Eric Goss. A good idea, Eric. I am looking at the events leading up to the Battle of the Alamo at the moment, and that is touching on the economic history of the period. Wishing you a happy New Year, Bob

By: Bob Pateman

Bob Pateman — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:24:54 +0000

In reply to BajioDJR. Thank you - glad you enjoyed the article. Bob

By: Bob Pateman

Bob Pateman — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:24:18 +0000

In reply to Karlos. Thank you, Karlos - good luck with your own writing.

By: Karlos

Karlos — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:24:21 +0000

Bob, I am a writer and have to say that is one of the best first sentences I have ever read. I shared it with some writer friends and they were amazed. Wow. Congrats amigo! Well done.

By: Bradford Burns

Bradford Burns — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:31:37 +0000

On Monsieur de Saligny, “he boasted to a friend of mine that his great merit ‘was to have understood the wishes of the Emperor, and to have precipitated events so as to make the intervention a necessity’ “

Sara Yorke Stevenson, “Maximillian in Mexico: A Woman’s Reminiscences of the French Revolution 1862-1867

BTW I worked out of France for 20 yrs. Now that I live in Mexico, I contact my former colleagues on Cinqo de Mayo

By: BajioDJR

BajioDJR — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:32:34 +0000

This is great! Thanks for sharing it.

By: Eric Goss

Eric Goss — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:03:20 +0000

Thank you for this. A lot was going on in Mexico, Texas, and the US during the 1800s. The map changed quite a lot during that century.

It’s amazing to think that nations would invade other countries to collect debts.

If the spirit moves you, could you do a piece on the flow of imports and their distribution within Mexico during the same period? The official supply chain to the northern reaches of Mexico must have been slow and inefficient, and controlling bootleggers must have tied up loads of resources. It would make for interesting reading.