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2 unusual facts about Paul von Hintze


Paul von Hintze

Through his agent Felix Sommerfeld who became Madero's secret service chief, the German ambassador kept up with political developments in the capital and the fight against uprisings along the Mexican-American border, most notably the revolt of Bernardo Reyes in the fall of 1911 and the uprising of Pascual Orozco in the spring of 1912.

Ten Tragic Days

Following the call on Madero during which Ambassador Wilson, with the British minister Francis Stronge and the German minister Paul von Hintze told President Madero that they protested against his continuing hostilities, Ambassador Wilson, accompanied by the British minister, went to the arsenal, called on Felix Díaz, and as Ambassador Wilson reports to Secretary Philander Knox that day, 'urged that firing be confined to a particular zone.



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