Legacy & Consequences
Which was its objective?
Accomplish economical, technological & social advances.
After being exiled, was reelection allowed?
Not anymore.
Which currency was more valuable during his government, the dollar or the peso?
The peso.
Who was Porfirio Díaz?
A Mexican army general & president.
Was reelection allowed?
Yes, it was.
Which technological advances had he accomplished?
The railway, the telegraph and the electricity.
Why did it last so long?
Because he reelected himself several times.
Which economical advances had he accomplished?
Our currency was as valuable as the American one.
How long had Díaz governed?
7-8 terms, 30 years.
What inspired him to use that kind of architecture?
The French culture because he thought that France was the best country.
Which cultural advances had he accomplished?
He introduced French gastronomy, architectural style & fashion.
How did he delivered resources to mexican people?
Unequally because the richest became richer and the poorest poorer.
What were the main European foreign powers that invested in Mexico?
United Kingdom, France and Germany.
When and where did he was exile?
In 1911 to France
Which newspaper interviewed Díaz?
Newspaper "El Imparcial".
Which were the main strikes during his government?
The Cananea and Río Blanco ones.
Who were Díaz advisors while governing?
The "Scientists"
Who became the main market for exports?
United States, absorbing more than half of these.
What was his motto?
"Little politics, lots of administration."
Which plan was signed to oppose him?
The Saint Louis plan
Which event made Porfiriato to finish?
The Mexican Revolution
Who founded a party against Díaz and which was it?
Francisco I. Madero, it was called the "Anti-reelectionist" party.
When did the value of exports go from 27.5 million to more than146 million dollars?
Between 1874 and 1910
What made him to be hated?
The unfair distribution of resources, treatment and the fact that he reelected himself several times.
Which was the original purpose for "Monumento a la Revolución"?
It was supposed to be the Legislative Palace but there was lack of money for being finished.