The power of veto was not just restricted to the consuls. All officers of state (consuls, praetors, censors, aediles and quaestors) had the power of veto. Officers of the same rank could veto each other and officers of higher rank could veto officers of lower rank.
Maize is from Mexico.
Coffee is from Ethiopia
Wheat is from southwest Asia
Banana is from Africa
And tomato is from North America
Females are represented with circles, and males are represented with squares.
One factor that would be problematic for European Powers in their quest for having power over Mexico was the support of the US, which had its interest in showing European countries that they should not try to intervene in America's affairs. At the time however, the US was occupied with the Civil War, so Napoleon believed that his invasion could be successful.
