Spanish officials differed over abandoning the intervention in a former colony. The officer in Cuba opposed Prim's withdrawal because he saw an opportunity to retake Mexico. Installing an Austrian monarch also conflicted with Spanish dynastic preferences: Isabella II had wanted a relative of her own to receive the Mexican crown. Britain considered its financial objective satisfied and withdrew an expedition described as 700 troops and a couple of ships. France continued after both partners departed.
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Spanish dynastic ambitions and British withdrawal
Disagreement over an Austrian monarch helped separate Spanish aims from France's, while Britain accepted its financial settlement.