The Mexican Oil Expropriation in 1938 and France: Repercussions, Negotiations and Mexican Public Diplomacy

This article describes the relations between Mexico and France after the petroleum expropriation decreed by Lázaro Cárdenas in 1938. It studies the bilateral negotiations to sell oil to France and the propaganda unfurled by transnational actors who intervened in France in defense of Mexico. It shows...

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Autor: Hégron, Bastien
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea de México
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/70985
Acceso en línea:https://moderna.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehm/article/view/70985
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:México
Francia
expropiación petrolera
actores transnacionales
diplomacia pública
Lázaro Cárdenas
Mexico
France
petroleum expropiation
transnational actors
public diplomacy
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Sumario:This article describes the relations between Mexico and France after the petroleum expropriation decreed by Lázaro Cárdenas in 1938. It studies the bilateral negotiations to sell oil to France and the propaganda unfurled by transnational actors who intervened in France in defense of Mexico. It shows the capacity of action and the tools used by the  Mexican government in defense of its own interests. Finally, it identifies the reasons of the French  rejection to buy Mexican fuel, a decision linked to French general concerns rather than to Mexican inaction.