Porfirio Díaz

The Wind That Swept Mexico, by Anita Brenner, is a very intriguing piece that draws attention to the reader through it’s clear description of the revolution and what occurred after it was over. Originally published in 1943 by the Texas Press, Brenner’s piece was known as one of the first to present many different phases of the revolution. Brenner was born in Mexico and lived there for many years. She used to write dispatches for Spain during the Spanish Civil War and edit “Mexico This Month’s” magazines, which probably influenced her more to write about an event as big as the revolution. Mexico’s well-known rulers from the north and south, Madero, Porfirio Diaz, Villa, Zapata have played an important role in these key phases of the revolution.…

given time and in any given area, we can use lyrics, pictures, and prose to ascertain the state of affairs and how the common people as well as the government felt about it. The Mexican Revolution, lasting from 1910 to 1940, inspired a plethora of historically significant, meaningful traditions, all colored with anti-colonial, autonomous attitudes. During and following this period of revolution, Mexican art, music, and literature responded to the turmoil and violence by attempting to formulate a…

The Faceless Man and the Golden Mongoose Author, Junot Diaz, starts off his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, with the explanation of fukú, a key element in his work. Diaz’s way of symbolization through mystical characters to be very unique. Fukú, to be a form of “bad luck,” tends to “travel” with us throughout the storyline. Further into the story we come to understand the influence fukú has on the development of Diaz’s characters. It shapes the fear and cautious behaviors of…

This Way, That Way, Wrong Way, Tea Party… What? I felt like Alice trying to find her way around in Wonderland every time I had to write an essay. Teachers always gave us very broad and generic topics, and every time I was left clueless as to what to write. There were so many possibilities and many directions to go, I felt like Alice trying to follow the signs. Every time I asked my teacher to explain the topic more to me, I felt like I was speaking to Cheshire Cat, and that didn’t help. I would…

The author I decided to investigate further was Junot Diaz. Junot Diaz is an interesting author, who I feel like writes about the daily lives of Dominicans, that not only Dominicans can relate to, but people of other ethnicities. Diaz’s work interests me mostly because of the way he tells it. I feel that his stories could be happening all around you, which uniquely goes to show the life like feel his works have in which it envelopes the reader into a scenario where they can place themselves…

Things have changed for citizens in Mexico since the 1917 Mexican revolution. The Mexican Constitution may have helped with this because in 1917 a new legal structure was established in the Constitution and it reversed the principle established under Porfirio Díaz that gave absolute property rights to individuals. In article 27 of the Mexican Constitution, gave the state the power to take over owners land and gave the State subsoil rights. Following a brief civil that lasted until 1920, Mexico…

utmost importance is to contribute to the understanding of the reinterpretation on the 35 year regime of Porfirio Diaz (1876-1911), highlighting the major achievements increasing the Mexican economy, and the fall of the thirty-five year regime. Despite the previous interpretation of Porfirio Diaz regime as an enigma, his government considered as a dictatorship, and inflicting injustice all around the country. It has been said that it is better to regret an action or situation than for it to…

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…

Every revolution around the world that happened in the old days they all had a goal and their goal was either to get independence or expand their land or territory. Mexico wanted to get their independence from The United States of America but they instead went into war with them and it turned into a revolution they fought very hard and even though America won at the end mexico still got their independence but they also got their land taken away days latter there were lots of leaders in the…

a two-year cease of payments on Mexico’s foreign debt. Angered by this decision and seeking to expand its power, France began a war of occupation. Emperor Napoleon III placed archduke Ferdinand Maximilian von Hapsburg of Austria as emperor of Mexico. Juárez’s resistance to Maximilian’s rule resulted in a civil war. During the conflict, distractions in Europe caused Emperor Napoleon to withdraw from the war, leaving Maximilian stranded in Mexico. In May of 1867, Maximilian surrendered and was…