The Franco-Mexican Pastry War


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Aug 26 2015 28 mins   172
When a French pastry chef complained to King Louis-Phillippe that his shop in Mexico was destroyed in a riot, it catalyzed a conflict between the two nations. But the military action of the Pastry War was really about a trade agreements and unpaid debts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers