Porfirio Díaz: Ascenso y caída

In this documentary, we analyze the life of Porfirio Díaz, his contradictions, and the real impact of his government. We explain his origins in Oaxaca, his battles in the Revolution of Ayutla, the Reform War, and the French Intervention, where he became the Hero of Puebla and of April 2nd. You will see how the author of the Plan of La Noria and the Plan of Tuxtepec went from opposing the reelection of Benito Juárez and Lerdo de Tejada to becoming Mexico's longest-serving dictator. Discover how his policy of "Order and Progress" worked, the Twelve Reins of power, the use of the Rurales (military police), and the control of the press through El Imparcial and the Gag Law. We analyze the arrival of the railroad, cinema, and the oil industry with Pearson, Doheny, and Limantour. We also show the dark side of the regime: the dispossession through the Law of Unoccupied Lands, the denunciations of John Kenneth Turner in Barbarous Mexico, the brutal Yaqui War, and the tragedy of Tomóchic. Finally, we explore the impact of the Cananea and Río Blanco strikes, the historic Creelman interview, Francisco I. Madero's Plan of San Luis, and the uprisings of Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata in the Mexican Revolution, which led to Madero's resignation and exile in Paris. 0:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Chapter 1: The Man from Oaxaca 03:15 - Chapter 2: The War 08:55 - Chapter 3: Ambition 12:10 - Chapter 4: The Porfiriato 22:15 - Chapter 5: Exile #porfiriodiaz #porfiriato #mexicanrevolution #historyofmexico #documentary