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Porfirio Díaz timeline

  • 1830

    1830

    Porfirio Díaz was born in Oaxaca on September 15, 1830.
  • 1855

    1855

    He joined a band of liberal guerrillas in 1855
  • 1867

    1867

    He married Delfina Cortega Díaz in 1867
  • 1871

    1871

    Díaz ran against Juarez in 1871
  • 1872

    1872

    Diaz began to plan his return to the power in 1872 after Juarez died.
  • 1873

    1873

    Porfirio Díaz Ortega (son) was born on October 18, 1873.
  • 1875

    1875

    Luz Victoria Díaz (daughter) was born in 1875
  • 1876

    1876

    He brought an army into Mexico City in 1876
  • 1876

    1876

    The porfiriato started in 1876
  • 1876

    1876

    Mexico was in ruins before Díaz ruled.
  • 1876

    1876

    He wrote "The plan of Tuxtepec" on January 10, 1876
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    1880-1884

    He didn't rule during 1880-1884
  • 1881

    1881

    He married Carmen Romero Rubio in 1881
  • 1884

    1884

    He re-elected himself and was in the power.
  • 1910

    1910

    He announced that he allowed free and fair elections
  • 1911

    1911

    Díaz knew he was defeated
  • 1911

    1911

    He was allowed to go into exile in 1911 after been defeated.
  • 1911

    1911

    The porfiriato ended on May 25, 1911
  • 1911

    1911

    They signed the "Treaty of Ciudad Juarez"
  • 1915

    1915

    He died on July 2, 1915 in Paris, France.