McLane-Ocampo Treaty: one of the most shameful concessions ever granted by a Mexican president
On December 14, 1859, in Veracruz, Benito Juรกrez and his foreign minister, Melchor Ocampo, signed a treaty with Ambassador Robert Milligan McLane that many historians consider the most shameful concession ever granted by a Mexican president: the so-called McLane-Ocampo Treaty. In exchange for a mere $4 million (of which only $2 million would reach Mexico, [โฆ] The post McLane-Ocampo Treaty: one of the most shameful concessions ever granted by a Mexican president appeared first on Mexico Daily Post.