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In 1861,
Benito Juarez stopped making interest payments to countries that Mexico owed money to. In response, France
[11] attacked Mexico to force payment of this debt. France decided that it would try to take over and occupy Mexico.
[12] France was successful at first in its invasion; however, on May 5, 1862, at the city of
Puebla, Mexican forces were able to defeat an attack by the larger French army. In the Battle of Puebla, the Mexicans were led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Although the Mexican army was victorious over the French at Puebla, the victory only delayed the French advance on
Mexico City. A year later, the French occupied Mexico. The French occupying forces placed
Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico on the throne of Mexico in 1864. The French, under pressure from the United States, eventually withdrew in 1866-1867. Maximilian was deposed by President
Benito Juarez and executed, five years after the Battle of Puebla.