The historical war between the Mexicans and the Americans has two perspectives; the Americans termed it as the Mexican war while the Mexicans viewed it as the American invasion. The different points of view contributed to the contradictions that made the U.S assembly to declare the war against Mexico, which was regarded as okay by the most Americans.
Most Mexican leaders were willing to negotiate with the government of the U.S. They had the vision of maintaining smooth relationships with the U.S government. On the other hand, the U.S administration never conformed to any negotiations and in turn, they even demanded some parts of the Mexican territory including the California (McKay, n.d., p.818). Therefore, the Mexican government had the choice of surrendering to the U.S invasion or entering into the war. They viewed that the U.S invasion is a proof that Mexico will always be slave nation; hence, they avoided the establishment of friendship. Instead of surrendering to the U.S, they resorted to the war. From their views, the war was not the impact of the arrogance since the Mexicans never declared war against the U.S administration but they had the work of protecting and defending their country's territory from the U.S invasion.
The Americans point of view is very different from the Mexican perspective. The war was driven by the social, political and economic factors that pressured the U.S administration to search for new territories. The United States experienced the high population growth from the increased immigration and birth rate. Notably, the economic recession of 1818-1839 forced most individuals to move to the frontier areas where life was cheap and sometimes free. The ‘manifest destiny' idea made Americans feel that they have the power to dominate the continent, a factor that leads to the neocolonialism (McKay, n.d., p.820). They believed to spread ideas and belief to other democratic institutions. Therefore, they were forced to enter in the war with the Mexicans to fulfill their idealism and increase the territories to accommodate its populations.
The rise of the war in various parts of the continent led to the death of many soldiers. Those who survived required the attention of the medical nurses. Mary Seacole, an inveterate traveler, visited the Caribbean including the Haiti and the Bahamas as well as the Britain and Central America with the aim of healing the wounded soldiers (McKay, n.d., p.823). The woman had knowledge of both the traditional and European medics, and she utilized it to treat the soldiers of the war. She worked in the Crimea to provide services for the sick, and she visited the battlefield to nurse the wounded. She contributed much to the soldiers who were participating in the American and the Mexican war through the provision of the health services.
References
Mckay. (n.d.). Viewpoints- Mexican and American perspective on the U.S, Mexican war. In Latin American, 1800-1914 (pp. 818-821).
Mckay. (n.d.). History from past- Maru Seacole on her early life. In Latin American, 1800-1914 (pp. 821-823).
