Juan Prim was a liberal Spanish general whose Mexican wife was related to one of Juárez's ministers. His earlier governorship of Puerto Rico also contributed to his experience. Those connections offered a possible route to limited coercion followed by negotiation, though the suggested informal channel through his wife remains conjectural. Prim publicly rejected installing a new government. Britain and Spain accepted an arrangement assigning 80 percent of Veracruz customs receipts to their debts until those debts were settled. France intended to invade the whole of Mexico, so the financial agreement did not reconcile the coalition's objectives.
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Juan Prim and a limited settlement through customs revenue
Prim's political connections and the Veracruz customs agreement suggest a creditor expedition that could have ended without regime change.