Porfirio Diaz's American Revolution

Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican Revolution Porfirio Diaz was Mexico's longest reigning leader, having led the country for over 35 years. Some considered Diaz to be a ruthless tyrant, while some accredit him with saving Mexico from complete financial destruction. His terms were controversial, but under Porfirio Diaz, Mexico's economy flourished, infrastructure was being created and debt was being paid, but the social strife which occurred under his rule ultimately resulted in the Mexican Revolution. Diaz grew up in a Mestizo family in Oaxaca to a mother, father and seven other siblings. When his father died, he fell into deep poverty but found his way out of it by training to become a Priest. Through experience, Diaz realized his true strength laid in war and soon enrolled in the military. He was known for his tenacity and rigor in battle and worked his way through the ranks, but the event that led him to stand out as a military hero was his victory in the Battle of Puebla, and he furthered chased his ambitions into politics. In his first election, Diaz was defeated by his own mentor Benito Juarez, but unhappy with the results, Diaz drafted a plan that would forbid the reelection of …show more content…
Although the reforms that he created vastly revived the economy, created bonds with other countries, provided infrastructure, and repaid debts, the social injustices that he caused were too large to ignore. Revolutions had finally gained a great enough following and began to take back what was originally theirs. This agrarian revolt led by Madero and then Carranza began to overtake Diaz’s supporters and led to the eventual exile of Porfirio Diaz himself. Diaz knew that a bloody front was approaching, and before it could hit him, he accepted his fate and exiled himself to France to save himself from the country that he once