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PORFIRIO DIAZ

Diaz was born on Oaxaca on september, 15 of 1830. His parents were Jose Faustino

Diaz and Petrona Mori.

His father died when he was 3 years old.

Porfirio Diaz(1830-1915)

He took his education in the same school Benito Juarez went. When they met, they became friends, and then was influenced by Juárez and his liberal ideas.

Benito Juárez eventually became in the first native born president of México.

When he finished his studies, Diaz and Juarez joined with other liberal party to remove from the power the current president at that time, Antonio López de Santa Ana.

Antonio López de Santa Ana

Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general, President, politician and dictator. He ruled Mexico with an iron fist for 35 years, from 1876 to 1911. His period of rule, referred to as the Porfiriato,.

He lost power in 1910-1911 after rigging an election against Francisco I. Madero, which brought about the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).

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THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA

On May 5, 1862, Mexican forces under General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated a much larger and better-equipped force of invading French outside the city of Puebla.One of the key players in the battle was young general Porfirio Díaz, who led a cavalry unit.

DIAZ AND JUAREZ

Their relationship was still cool, however, and Diaz ran against Juarez in 1871. When he lost, Diaz rebelled, and it took Juarez four months to put the insurrection down.

Don Porfirio in Power

He stayed in power through deft manipulation of the powerful elements of Mexican society, giving each just enough of the pie to keep them happy. Only the poor were excluded entirely.

Madero and the 1910 Election

Madero didn't really have any great, visionary ideas for Mexico, he just naively felt that the time had come for Díaz to step aside, and he was as good as anyone to take his place.

Legacy of Porfirio Diaz

The Election of 1910

In this year Diaz decided to hold an election for another term, he tought he had long since eliminated any serious opposition.

Positive Achievements

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1876In this year, Diaz took over Mexico when he was in ruins by civil war and internacional.

Diaz did little for the lower classes do not improve education and health and left to steal the lands of indigenous peoples.