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PORFIRIO DIAZ
Andrea Delgado
Eduardo Guerrero
Anahi Hernandez
Porfirio Diaz
(1830-1915)
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.
 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
 Economy
 Security
 Stability
1876
 In 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.