Cinco de Mayo: La batalla Page #2

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with us to be guaranteed.

General, you are speaking for

Mr. Saligny and Commodore Dunlop.

I would appreciate it if you sent these

words to President Juarez in writing.

Yes, indeed.

We are going to send it

to Mexico City immediately.

We should send our troops instead.

I don't speak French,

but I understand it perfectly.

And I see all those soldiers

who arrived from so far, with you.

- More than we agreed, General.

-It's just for protection.

For protection?

Or for exploration?

As you know, our troops are at the port

suffering from black vomit.

For your peace of mind, we will send

half of them back to Veracruz.

Well, now that we understand each other

like the gentlemen that we are,

please allow me to offer you a cigar.

Now we understand each other.

We don't have whiskey,

but we can get you a fine tequila.

Mexican beer will do. Thank you.

Return to the port?

We will take some other route.

Lieutenant Fauvet,

those are not Saligny's orders.

Sergeant Vache,

we are military men and we have

to explore enemy territory.

Those are my orders,

are you against them?

Aim!

Fire!

Attention!

Terrible, gentlemen!

You don't act like soldiers!

If you don't want to be one,

get out of here!

Ignacio,

I have bad news.

Give me that.

President Juarez also sent

a statement from General Prim,

who is in charge

of the Spanish delegation.

According to Prim, they are here to demand

satisfaction for our past affronts

and get guarantees for the future.

What affronts?

They are here to get

their money the nasty way.

We are not ready to resist an attack.

Take the troops, cavalry

and supplies to Chalchicomula.

Order Oaxaca Division to move forward.

Here.

General Porfirio Diaz, too.

They are our best men.

What are you waiting for, Miguel?

Am I not clear?

I have more bad news.

It's your wife.

Rafaela died yesterday

of pneumonia.

I'm really sorry, brother.

If there is something

I can do for you...

- Maybe you should go to...

- We have no time.

If we don't take action now,

we will have more deaths to regret.

Virgen de la Candelaria.

I saw her on my way through

Canary Island.

And I find her here,

across the Atlantic Ocean.

In Mexico, like in Spain,

there are pious people, General.

Actually, we just celebrated her festivity,

on February the 2nd.

Although I'm far from my homeland,

I feel it so close.

I'm delighted to see

how similar our countries are.

And I am delighted that our similarities

put us on the path of peace.

I don't see any obstacle to that.

I know war pretty well.

And the pain

and the sorrow that it brings.

So, if I can avoid it...

It is a wise and noble thought,

General Prim.

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