Plan de la Noria

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Porfirio Díaz in 1867

In

Mexican Congress
had to choose the victor; it was dominated by Juáristas and elected Juárez to his fourth term.

Díaz drafted the Plan de la Noria demanding electoral freedom and no re-election. He gained some supporters from the army and enemies of Juárez, who supported Díaz for their own reasons.[1] He was temporarily defeated by government forces in Oaxaca, where his brother Felix was killed.[2]

After President Juárez died of a heart attack in July 1872, his successor, Chief Justice

Plan de Tuxtepec
and overthrew the government.

See also

References

  1. ^ Perry, Laurens Ballard. Juárez and Díaz: Machine Politics in Mexico. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press 1978, p. 168.
  2. ^ Ruiz,Ramon Eduardo, Triumphs and Tragedy: A History of the Mexican People (W.W. Norton & Co, 1992) 267
  3. ^ Coever, Don M. "Plan of la Noria," in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, vol. 4, p. 421
  4. ^ Cosío Villegas, Daniel. Porfirio Díaz en la revuelta de la Noria. Mexico City: Editorial Hermes 1953

Further reading

  • Perry, Laurens Ballard. Juárez and Díaz: Machine Politics in Mexico. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press 1978.
  • Rosas Landa, José. Apuntes y Recuerdos. (Memorias De Las Revoluciones Del Plan De La Noria Y De Tuxtepec) Por El Capitan De Caballeria Jose Rosas Landa. Mexico, 1902. Web.