Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz | |
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 Porfirio Díaz, c. 1910 | |
| 33rd President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 1884 – 25 May 1911 | |
| Vice President | Ramón Corral |
| Preceded by | Manuel González Flores |
| Succeeded by | Francisco León de la Barra |
| In office 17 February 1877 – 1 December 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Juan N. Méndez |
| Succeeded by | Manuel González Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz 15 September 1830 Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Died | 2 July 1915 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Delfina Ortega Díaz (m. 1867; died 1880) Carmen Romero Rubio (m. 1881) |
| Children | 8 |
| Parents | José Faustino Díaz María Petrona Mori |
| Profession | Military officer, politician. |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Branch/service |  Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1848–1876 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Second French intervention in Mexico |
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (/ˈdiːəs/ or /ˈdiːæz/; Spanish: [poɾˈfiɾjo ði.as]; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician. He served seven terms (31 years) as President of Mexico, from 28 November 1876 to 6 December 1876, 17 February 1877 to 1 December 1880 and from 1 December 1884 to 25 May 1911. The time from 1876 to 1911 is often called Porfiriato, and has been called a de facto dictatorship.[1][2]
Honors[change | change source]
| Country | Awards |
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| Austria-Hungary | Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen |
| Belgium | Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold |
| China's Qing Dynasty | First Class Condecoration of the Imperial Order of the Double Dragon |
| France | Napoleon's Austerlitz sword Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
| Kingdom of Italy | Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
| Empire of Japan | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum |
| Netherlands | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion |
| Persia's Qajar dynasty | First Class Condecoration with Grand Cordon of the Order of the Lion and the Sun |
| Kingdom of Prussia | Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle |
| Kingdom of Portugal | Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword |
| Russian Empire | Star of the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky |
| Spain | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit |
| Sweden | Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword[3] |
| United Kingdom | Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath |
| Venezuela | First Class of the Order of the Liberator |
| Kingdom of Hawaii | Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Kalākaua I |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Hernández Martínez, María del Pilar; Ávila Ortiz, Raúl; Castellanos Hernández, Eduardo de Jesús (1 August 2016). "Porfirio Díaz y el derecho. Balance crítico". Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas UNAM (in Spanish). p. 136. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ Rabasa, Emilio (1998). La constitución y la dictadura : estudio sobre la organización política de México (8 ed.). México: Porrúa. ISBN 968-432-714-5. OCLC 40062551.
- ↑ Sveriges statskalender (PDF) (in Swedish), 1912, p. 518, retrieved 19 March 2021
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