Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A ranar 7 ga Maris, 1847, Commodore David Conner da Janar Winfield Scott sun yi binciken Veracruz a cikin "Petrita". Ta gudu kusa da Castle na San Juan de Ulúa kuma an harbe shi da bindigogi, amma ba a lalace ba. Kewaye da Veracruz
ya fara kwana biyu bayan haka.