The United States Navy occupied the Mexican city of Veracruz for over six months in 1914, in response to the April 9, 1914 "Tampico Affair," which involved the arrest of U.S. sailors by the regime of Mexican President Victoriano Huerta. The incident came in the midst of poor diplomatic relations with the United States, related to the ongoing Mexican Revolution. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Veracruz is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Tampico Affair occurred in April 1914, when drunken U.S. Marines from the USS Dolphin were arrested in the Mexican city of Tampico, Tamaulipas. ... Term of Office: 18 February 1913 – 14 July 1914 Preceded by: Pedro Lascuráin Interim Succeeded by: Francisco S. Carvajal Interim Date of birth: 23 December 1854 Place of birth: Colotlán, Jalisco Date of death: 13 January 1916 Place of death: El Paso, Texas, USA Profession: Soldier First Lady: Emilia Aguila... The Mexican Revolution was a violent social and cultural movement, colored by socialist, nationalist, and anarchist tendencies that began with the popular rejection of dictator Porfirio Díaz Mori in 1910 and culminated in the promulgation of a new constitution seven years later. ...

In response to the Tampico Affair, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson ordered the Navy to occupy Veracruz. Huerta was overthrown and a regime more favorable to the U.S. was installed. The incident, however, worsened U.S.-Mexican relations for many years. Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 45th state Governor of New Jersey (1911-1913) and later the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). ...

The ABC Powers Conference was convened in order to avoid a war between Mexico and the United States over this incident. The ABC Powers refers in diplomacy to the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. ...

See also

• Victoriano Huerta
• Mexican Revolution
• Tampico Affair

Term of Office: 18 February 1913 – 14 July 1914 Preceded by: Pedro Lascuráin Interim Succeeded by: Francisco S. Carvajal Interim Date of birth: 23 December 1854 Place of birth: Colotlán, Jalisco Date of death: 13 January 1916 Place of death: El Paso, Texas, USA Profession: Soldier First Lady: Emilia Aguila... The Mexican Revolution was a violent social and cultural movement, colored by socialist, nationalist, and anarchist tendencies that began with the popular rejection of dictator Porfirio Díaz Mori in 1910 and culminated in the promulgation of a new constitution seven years later. ... The Tampico Affair occurred in April 1914, when drunken U.S. Marines from the USS Dolphin were arrested in the Mexican city of Tampico, Tamaulipas. ...

External links

• President Wilson's Speech in Response to the Tampico Incident, U.S. Department of State, Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, 1914, pp. 474-476. (http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/tampico.htm)
• The Tampico Affair and the Speech from Woodrow Wilson to the American People (http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/timeline/15.html) – from the PBS Special The Border, about life on the U.S.-Mexican border