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Juan N. Méndez
Juan Nepomuceno Méndez Sánchez (2 July 1820 – 29 November 1894) was a Mexican general, a List of political parties in Mexico#Former parties, Liberal politician and confidant of Porfirio Díaz, and interim President of Mexico, president of the Republic for a few months during the Porfiriato. He served from 6 December 1876 until 17 February 1877. Biography Before the presidency Born in Tetela de Ocampo in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, Méndez worked in commerce and livestock until 1847. In that year, he enlisted in the Mexican Army, army to fight the United States in the Mexican–American War. He continued in the army after the war, and on 15 December 1854 he was named commander of a battalion in the Puebla National Guard. His unit adhered to the Plan de Ayutla in 1854 and took an active part in the War of the Reform, the Second French intervention in Mexico, War of the French Intervention and the war opposing Maximilian I of Mexico, Emperor Maximilian. He defended Puebla aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori ( or ; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, 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 entire period from 1876 to 1911 is often referred to as Porfiriato and has been characterized as a ''de facto'' dictatorship. A veteran of the War of the Reform (1858–1860) and the French intervention in Mexico (1862–1867), Díaz rose to the rank of general, leading republican troops against the French-backed rule of Maximilian I. He subsequently revolted against presidents Benito Juárez and Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada on the principle of no re-election. Díaz succeeded in seizing power, ousting Lerdo in a coup in 1876, with the help of his political supporters, and was elected in 1877. In 1880, he stepped down and his political ally Manuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacapoaxtla
Zacapoaxtla is a city and seat of the Zacapoaxtla Municipality, in the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 8,062 inhabitants, while the municipality has 49,242 inhabitants at the 2000 census.''XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda 2000Principales resultados por localidad. Puebla', Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, 2000. The name means ''place where straw is counted'', and it originates from Nahuatl roots: ''zacatl'' – straw; ''pohuatl'' – to count; and ''tlān'' – place. The name comes from the tribute people had to pay, i.e. as bales of straw. The BUAP has a Regional Section there, which offers degrees in law, business administration and psychology. Geography The city of Zacapoaxtla is located on a mountainous terrain on the northern part of the state, on the morphological region known as Sierra Norte or Sierra de Puebla, amidst the Sierra Madre Oriental. The city is surrounded by three mountains: "Tres cabezas" (''Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
