Veracruz :Who's At Fault?

U.S. occupation of Mexico was directly forced by the absurd way Mayo handled what is known as the Tampico Incident. Warships had been stationed at Tampico both to protect the American nationals and await the arrival of the Constitutionalists trying to take the city. Tension was high when several American sailors and their commanding officer were arrested by federal troops for being in a restricted area without a pass. Th

Mayo single-handedly turned the situation into an international crisis. It is also interesting to note that Mayo made his decision to press the situation without even notifying Washington.

Another reason the occupation of Veracruz came about was because of the terrible way information was miscommunicated or not sent at all. Naval radio transmission at the time was far less than adequate. Because Mayo had no way of reaching Washington with information about the Tampico Incident, he was forced to make a hasty decision, which eventually led to the occupation of Veracruz, on his own. For several days the American charge d’affaires, Nelson O’Shaughnessy, was unable to begin negotiations with Huerta because he hadn’t even received a copy of Mayo’s demands from Washington. There was never a coherent plan of intercourse sent from Washington to those waiting to occupy Veracruz. This complete lack of communication was largely responsible for the unfavorable way the United States handled the situation in Mexico.

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