French intervention in Mexico

said that it is better to regret an action or situation than for it to have never been done. One can confidently conclude Porfirio Diaz was a leader with the best intentions for Mexico as a nation, followed the liberal ideals with an early meeting with Benito Juarez, and had a very experienced…

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…

Benito Pablo Juarez Garcia was born in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico on March 21, 1806. Juarez was the president of Mexico and a national hero who served from 1861 to 1872. He was the first Native Mexican president in history, originating from the Zapotec people. Juarez’s parents past away when he was only three years of age, leaving him to fend for himself. He began working as a shepherd and in the corn fields until he was 12 years old. In December of 1818, Juarez traveled to the city…

between Mexico and the United States, the U.S. and Mexico had been having some problems between each other like wars and a lot of bad things. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American war(war between the U.S. and Mexico!) This treaty would forever change the way that the Mexicans and the Americans would look at each other. Before the treaty started Mexico was having some government problems, Santa Anna(Mexico’s president) was elected in 1833. In 1835 Texans declared the…

The final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo and the collapse of the French Empire left a bittersweet mood in France. Many, tired of the long war and declining morale, welcomed a fresh start. Others, however, missed the sweet taste of empire and detested defeat and the foreign dissection of French territory. In exile, the Bonapartes waited for a chance and a member of the family who could restore honor to their name. Louis Napoleon met the description. Staging multiple failed coups,…

In 1821, Mexico would achieve its independence and adopted its constitution in the year 1824. His new constitution provided for a 19 states federal republic, one federal district and four territories. This would see power being divided by the executive, self-determination being recognized, equality law, freedom of press and expression, innocent before one is proven guilty, private property protection, agrarian reforms and special privileges for military and clergy abolition. The newly Mexico…

In the late 1700’s Indian People and European benevolent powers dominated the North American continent, however, as the United States began to encounter what many called divine intervention, this rule would soon change. The territorial expansion that was identified here experienced its genesis approximately 100 years later in 1840. The territorial expansion period was known as “Manifest Destiny”; the purpose of manifest destiny was to accelerate western settlement and provide a justification for…

governmental practices, the final attempt of the oppressed to change things for the better. The America, Latin America, French, and Haitian revolutions were no exception. Although all four revolutions were fought differently, and for their own unique, individual reasons, they all are excellent examples of uprisings in history that challenged traditional ways and succeeded. The American Revolution, fought between 1765 and 1783, was a political upheaval the thirteen colonies undertook to reject…

Pan’s Labyrinth – Literature Review I. Introduction The history of Spain and its political and social position depends heavily on the Spanish Civil War. There were several complexities and interventions in the war, by countries, leaders and organizations. One method of portraying these complexities is by the use of creative expressions of resistance, for instance through the use of film direction and animation. One remarkable example of a creative expression of resistance film is Pan’s…

manipulation of a bodily structure to diagnose, cure, and prevent a disease. And according to Ambroise Pare a great French surgeon that “performing surgery is to eliminate what is superfluous, and restore what has been dislocated, and separate that which has been unite, and join that what has been divided, and repair the defects of nature”. Humans have used their talent to learn surgical techniques after making the surgical tools, each time better than the last, until they reached the industrial…