Introduction The Battle of San Juan de Ulúa was a battle between English privateers and Spanish forces at San Juan de Ulúa (in modern Veracruz, Mexico). It marked the end of the campaign carried out by an English flotilla of six ships that had systematically conducted what the Spanish considered to be illegal trade in… Read More
“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!” Emiliano Zapata (1879 to 1919) Emiliano Zapata, was a Mexican revolutionary, champion of agrarianism, who fought in guerrilla actions during and after the Mexican Revolution (1910-20).
“Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats.” Josephus Daniels (1862 to 1948) A newspaper editor, Secretary of the US Navy, and ambassador to Mexico.
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