Moving Mexican forces to Europe would be difficult, but an allied Mexico could still offer bases and support. Von Spee's squadron might aim for Mexico rather than attempt to return home. The idea is extended to Goeben and Breslau if they could reach Mexican waters. A battlecruiser based at Veracruz would have access to the open Caribbean and be harder to contain than one restricted by the Dardanelles and the Mediterranean. All these deployments depend on hypothetical alliance choices and the ships actually reaching Mexico.
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Mexican bases for von Spee, Goeben and Breslau
An allied Mexico could give German cruisers an overseas operating base with access to the Caribbean.