Alamán, Statesman and Architect of the “Family Pact” Missions

The ambitious regional foreign policy devised and executed by Lucas Alamán in his capacity as foreign minister to defend Latin American independence and integration is an interesting episode in Mexico’s foreign policy and one that merits this article by Fabián Herrera León. In his analysis of the political and diplomatic activities that comprised Alamán’s so-called “Family Pact”, the author draws on a wealth of information the historiography of Inter-American relations has shed light on over the last two decades.