Porfirio diaz biography
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Chaos Nation
In November 1910, Mexico exploded. Triggered by a rigged election, the Mexican Revolution shook the nation. You’ve probably heard of its most-famous sons: Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa. You probably even know its biggest set-pieces, such as the 1914 US occupation of Veracruz. But how much do most of us know about the guy who started it all? About the guy whose rule convinced hundreds of thousands of Mexicans to take up arms and fight to overthrow him?
Born in 1830, Porfirio Diaz began life as a poor nobody before rising to become his country’s absolute dictator. Starting in 1876, Diaz ruled Mexico with an iron fist for over three and a half decades, leaving power only when swept from it by the tides of revolution. Yet the story of Diaz is more than just the story of an autocrat. Although a strongman, Diaz oversaw one of the most-sustained periods of progress in Mexican history. Under his watch, the country modernized and transformed… even as democracy was tramp
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Biography of Porfirio Diaz, Ruler of Mexico for 35 Years
Porfirio Díaz (September 15, 1830–July 2, 1915,) 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, was marked by great progress and modernization, and the Mexican economy boomed. The benefits were felt by very few, however, as millions of peons toiled endlessly and were treated poorly under his rule.
He lost power in 1910–1911 after rigging an election against Francisco Madero, which brought about the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920).
Fast Facts: Porfirio Diaz
- Known For: Ruler of Mexico for 35 years
- Also Known As: José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori
- Born: September 15, 1830 in Oaxaca, Mexico
- Parents: José Faustino Díaz Orozco, María Petrona Mori Córtés
- Died: July 2, 1915 in Paris, France
- Awards and Honors: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, First Class
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José dem la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori President of Mexico Born September 15, 1830(1830-09-15,)
Oaxaca, OaxacaDied July 2, 1915 (aged 84)
Paris, FranceNationality Mexican Predecessor Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (1876)
Juan N. Méndez (1877)
Manuel González (1884)Successor Juan N. Méndez (1876)
Manuel González (1880)
Francisco León de la Barra (1911)Political party Liberal Spouse(s) * Delfina Ortega
* Carmen Romero RubioJosé dem la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (September 15, 1830 – July 2, 1915) was a Mexican-American War volunteer, French Intervention hero, and President. He ruled Mexico from 1876 to 1880, and from 1884 to 1911. After a distinguished military career, Díaz parted company from his former colleague, President Benito Juárez, disliking his federal reforms and preferring a strong center and, in 1876, following a successful rebellion, he became President himself. Over the next three decades, despite many revolts against his administr