United States occupation of Veracruz
（重定向自Veracruz Incident）
![U.S. Marines raising the US flag over Veracruz.](/Images/godic/202502/19/1914_Occupation_of_Veracruz5747.jpg")
![American ships at Veracruz.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Ocupación_estadounidense_de_Veracruz5747.jpg")
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![Damaged entryway to a high school adjacent to the Veracruz Naval Academy.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Veracruz-academy5747.png")
- For other battles at Veracruz see Battle of Veracruz (disambiguation).
The United States occupation of Veracruz began with the Battle of Veracruz and lasted for seven months, as a response to the Tampico Affair of April 9, 1914. The incident came in the midst of poor diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States, and was related to the ongoing Mexican Revolution.