Biography of

Porfirio Diaz,
Porfirio Díaz (September 15, 1830–July 2, 1915,) was a
Mexican general, president, politician, and dictator.

Ruler of Mexico
He ruled Mexico with an iron fist for 35 years, from
1876 to 1911. His period of rule, referred to as the

for 35 Years
Porfiriato, was marked by great progress and
modernization, and the Mexican economy boomed.

Rodriguez Castillo Jaqueline

Early Military Career Don Porfirio in Power

Porfirio Díaz was born a mestizo, or of mixed Don Porfirio would remain in power until
Indigenous-European heritage, in the state of 1911. He served as president the entire
Oaxaca on September 15, 1830. He was born time except for the period of 1880–1884
into extreme poverty and never even reached when he ruled through his puppet Manuel
complete literacy. González.

Porfirio
The Battle of Puebla The Economy Under Díaz
On May 5, 1862, Mexican forces under Díaz created an economic boom by allowing
General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated a much foreign investment to develop Mexico's vast
larger and better-equipped force of invading resources. Money flowed in from the United

Diaz
French outside the city of Puebla. This battle States and Europe, and soon mines, plantations,
is commemorated every year by Mexicans on and factories were built and humming with
Cinco de Mayo. production.

Díaz and Juárez

Díaz continued to fight for the liberal side The Beginning of the End

during the brief rule of Maximilian of Austria Cracks began appearing in the Porfiriato in the

(1864–1867) and was instrumental in first years of the 20th century. The economy

reinstating Juarez as President. Their went into a recession and miners went on

relationship was still cool, however, and Díaz strike.

ran against Juarez in 1871.