Chapter 46 Battle of the Alamo
Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.
"Archduke Franz, believe me, I also sympathize with the poor enslaved people. But we are Austrians, and those people are Mexicans, or Americans, in short, whoever they are, they are not in the Austrian Empire. Within control.”
Rauscher explained.
"Then can we just ignore it?" Franz asked.
"But we are beyond our reach."
"If I look on coldly today, and disaster will happen to me tomorrow, no one will cheer for me." Franz casually said a famous saying of a certain master.
Archbishop Rauscher was a little helpless. He knew that he could not stop the Archduke, so he chose to believe in this "born saint".
"The power of the church is limited, but I will find a way to help those poor people. I think my old friend Pope Gregory XVI may have a way."
pope! Rauscher reminded Franz.
Since the Catholic power in Austria and Mexico was very strong, Franz forgot who should speak most at this time.
"His Majesty the Pope only needs to issue a bull condemning the slave traders in Mexico."
Rauscher is not a fool. He understands that this matter will be of great benefit to the church and will not harm the church at all. He can also take the opportunity to improve relations with the Mexican Catholic Church.
As for Pope Gregory XVI, that hypocritical and greedy guy, as long as he makes the stakes clear and gives him a sum of money, it won't be a problem for him to excommunicate those people in Texas.
Although those Xintian believers may not recognize Pope Gregory XVI at all, it doesn't matter, as long as Mexicans feel that they are righteous.
Franz is not that superficial. What he wants is to get the Texas War out of the loop completely, and to completely shift public opinion to the side of Mexico to prevent unexpected situations from happening.
After all, historically, Tasan Anna's main force was defeated by the militia led by Houston in 18 minutes.
Although Franz had put pressure on Count Tular through Rauscher, sent two experienced generals to Mexico, sold a batch of weapons at low prices, and even drafted a battle plan for him, who It is guaranteed that Tasan Anna will carry out the plan.
After all, as long as Tasan Anna is willing, he can easily find out that Archduke Franz Karl is actually not very smart.
Rome, Holy See.
Pope Gregory XVI issued a bull condemning slave traders for treating slaves "like unclean animals" and forbidding Catholics from participating in the trade. Those who engaged in this trade were subject to excommunication.
This pardon immediately caused an uproar (a sensitive word) because at this time most European and American countries had announced a ban on the slave trade.
Britain in 1806, the United States in 1807, France in 1794, Sweden in 1813, the Netherlands in 1814, Portugal in 1815, Austria in 1820, and Mexico in 1824..
U.S. immigrants purchased large numbers of black slaves on Mexican land to establish plantations, which violated both Mexican and U.S. laws.
You must know that in 1807, the United States promulgated a law prohibiting the slave trade, prohibiting any form of slave trade. However, due to huge commercial interests, it was difficult to implement the law, and the slave trade was still very rampant.
The Battle of Texas has once again pushed the United States to the forefront, making the entire Europe question whether the United States is a civilized country.