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Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
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Ypiranga incident
1914 detention of a German ship by US forces
The Ypiranga Incident occurred on April 21, 1914, at the port of Veracruz in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Ypiranga was a German steamship that was commissioned to transport arms and munitions to the Mexican federal government under Victoriano Huerta. The United States…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Veracruz (city)
City and municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
Veracruz, also known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico and the most populous city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located along the coast in the central part of the state,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)