Confederates in Mexico

After the Civil War in the US many former Confederates went to Mexico where they established the colony of "Carlota" in Veracruz. As the US government had long supported the republicans under Juarez with money, men and guns the Confederates were natural allies of Emperor Maximilian and the French who had come close to recognizing the CSA.

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