The Pastry War may sound like the title of a comedy film. In fact it was a little-known war which took place from November 1838 to March 1839. What was the cause of this oft forgotten conflict? The Pastry War was named after events related to the ransacking of Mexico City's Parisian marketplace back in 1828. Rarely mentioned in history, it was named "The Parian Riot" in reference … [Read more...] about The Pastry War : A Forgotten Chapter in Latin American History