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In conclusion the Porfiriato In conclusion, the Porfiriato

brought with it countless brought with it countless


advantages, in the economic economic advantages, but it also
embito of Mexico such as export brought much suffering and
and importation, foreign appreciation for the Mexicans,
investment, creaccion of such as the expropriation of land,
industries texxtiles and labor exploitation and
railroads oppreciation.

- Advantages & Disadvantage of


the Porfiriato
- Biography of
Porfirio Díaz

Porfirio Diaz was born on September 15,


1830, the sixth of the seven children of
María Petrona Cecilia Mori Cortés and José
Faustino Díaz Orozco. At the age of three he
was orphaned by his father, who died of a
cholera epidemic. In 1843 he entered the
Institute of Sciences and Arts to the career of
Law that would not finish because later
epezaria a military career.

So in 1855 there was the revolution of Ay


After the war of reform Porfirio wanted to reach the presidency of arms, joining in the Mixteca General José M
Mexico so he faced Juárez in 1867, nor in 1871. After each defeat he led his military career, in total he participate
unsuccessful military rebellions, through which he sought to achieve Mexican-American War (1846-1848); th
power. In 1876 he starred in a prolonged series of military actions and between liberals and conservatives, called
overthrew President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, assuming the presidency which he supported the liberal cause o
of the Republic, so anque in the constitution was prohibited re-election patriotic war (1863-1867) against Maximil
this was re-elected for several years where during his term (1876-1911), and Emperor of Mex
the economy of Mexico stabilized and the country experienced an
unprecedented economic development

At the beginning of 1867, he was the father of a


daughter, Amada, fruit of his relationship with
Rafaela Quiñones. In that same year he married Delfina
Ortega Díaz, his carnal niece, daughter of his sister
Manuela, that marriage that lasted until 1880, had their
children Porfirio and Luz. Later he met Carmen Romero
Rubio, whom he married on the night of November 5,
1881. A day later the religious ceremony took place.
On a bridal trip they visited New York.
It is a reality that during the Po
Mexico as a country benefited a
even formed the first industries w
Mexico would grow, in addition t
investment railways, textiles and m
things but it is also true that the
brought terrible things to the M
population.

- Culture & Society


during the Porfiriato

ution of Ayutla, in which he took up


neral José María Herrera, thus began
participated in 3 wars including the
46-1848); the civil war (1858-1860)
ves, called the War of the Reform, in
The porfiriato
ral cause of Benito Juárez and the
st Maximilian I, Archduke of Austria
eror of Mexico

- Economy during the


Porfiriato - Rebellions during the
Porfiriato
Examples of this exploitation and reprecion that
Mexicans suffered in the regime of Diaz are the stripe
ing the Porfiriato
stores where it was the only place where Mexicans could
enefited a lot, and
provide themselves with food for their falimias, where
dustries with which
these stores were evidently government and the only thing
addition to foreign
they did was steal everything they could from the
tiles and many other
consumer, Apart from multiple massacres of indigenous
e that the Porfiriato
and Protestant people as is the case of the Rio Blanco
gs to the Mexican
massacre
ion.

Problems such as exploitation or


redistribution of requeza, because anque
foreign businesses and burgecia were
becoming increasingly requisition and power
to the poor Mexicans only had to see how
they exploited them repressed and stole their
lands
1881. A day later the religious ceremony took place.
On a bridal trip they visited New York.

During the revolutions of 1911 led by


I. Madero. Porfirio Diaz was forced
and leave the country.

On July 2, 1915 at the age of 84 Porfirio Díaz


died in Paris. His remains rest in the
Montparnasse cemetery in that city.
It is an undeniable fact that although the Porfiriato
brought much pain and suffering to the Mexican population As is understandable the Mexican people were
also brought incredible economic growth, Mexico's economy the regime of Diaz, so revolutionary moveme
stabilized and the country experienced unprecedented fight the regime of Diaz, so in his government
economic development: foreign capital was invested in the various protests, strikes, and demonstrations of
exploitation of the country's mining resources; the mining, indigenous people that eventually led to a
textile and other industries experienced a great expansion;
railways and telegraph lines were built;
revolution.
911 led by Francisco
as forced to resign
ountry.

Apart from all the above, foreign trade increased. He


created the National University and promoted the
construction of the Palace of Fine Arts, also the design of
colonies such as Guerrero, Vallejo, Santa María la Ribera,
Roma and Juárez. On the other hand, foreign investors
exhausted much of the country's wealth, almost all the
former communal lands (ejidos) of the indigenous
people passed into the hands of a small group of
landowners.

So have this climate of instability Francis


launched, on October 5, 1910, the Plan of S
rejected re-election and called to overthrow
Mexican people, at the call of Madero embod
San Luis, launched into the armed struggle o
1910.
ople were fed up with
movements arose to
vernment there were
rations of peasants and
y led to an armed

But I agree that of the strongest revelations that Hugo were


the strikes of Cananea and Río Blanco which undermined the
prestige of Díaz, who in 1908 declared to the journalist James
Creelman, that he was willing to leave power in 1910.

ty Francisco y Madero
e Plan of San Luis, which
verthrow the dictator. The
ro embodied in the Plan of
struggle on November 20,
In addition to these revelations against the government of Diaz
must make an honorable mention to the division of the north
which was a revolutionary group that violently pelio against the
government of Diaz and is due thanks largely to them the victory
over the regime of Diaz, but I consider that talking and explaining
who were the division of the north and the revolution as such
gives me to make another map

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