Mexican Revolution revolution was in 1914, during the "Ypiranga" incident. When United States intelligence agents received word that the "Ypiranga", a German merchant ship, contained illegal firepower for Huerta, President Wilson ordered American troops to the port of Veracruz to stop the ship from docking. Wilson never actually declared war on Mexico. The United States skirmished with Huerta's troops in Veracruz. The "Ypiranga" successfully docked at another port and unloaded the arms, which greatly angered Wilson. The ABC Powers arbitrated and U.S. troops left Mexican soil, but the incident added to already tense Mexican-American relations. In 1916, in retaliation for Pancho Villa's
Port of Lázaro Cárdenas Port of Lázaro Cárdenas The Port of Lázaro Cárdenas ( ) is the largest Mexican seaport and one of the largest seaports in the Pacific Ocean basin, with an annual traffic capacity of around 25 million tonnes of cargo and 2,200,000 TEU's. In November 2003, the Mexican navy seized the port from criminal gangs. Lázaro Cárdenas is home to a deep-water seaport that handles container, dry bulk, and liquid cargo. The port currently has one container terminal, which handled 1.24 million TEU in 2012, and has a total capacity of 2.2 million TEU annually. APMT has plans to build an