José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (September 15, 1830 – 2 July 1915) was the President of Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 to 1911, and one of the most controversial figures of the country. The term Porfiriato refers to the years when Díaz ruled Mexico.
Porfirio Díaz was born on September 15, 1830, in Oaxaca, Mexico to an Indigenous mother and a Criollo father. His father, José de la Cruz was a modest innkeeper and died when his son was ju...
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José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (September 15, 1830 – 2 July 1915) was the President of Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 to 1911, and one of the most controversial figures of the country. The term Porfiriato refers to the years when Díaz ruled Mexico.
Porfirio Díaz was born on September 15, 1830, in Oaxaca, Mexico to an Indigenous mother and a Criollo father. His father, José de la Cruz was a modest innkeeper and died when his son was just an infant.
Díaz began training for the priesthood at the age of fifteen when his mother, María Petrona Mori Cortés, sent him to the Seminario Conciliar. In 1850, inspired by Liberal Benito Juárez, Díaz entered the Instituto de Ciencias and spent some time studying law. Díaz’s life took an unexpected turn, however, when he decided to join the armed forces upon the outbreak of war with the United States in 1846. Having dabbled in many different professions, Díaz discovered his vocation in 1855 and joined a band of liberal guerrillas who were...
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