Biography of porfirio

Mexican general and president (1830–1915)

For the 1944 biographical film, see Porfirio Díaz (film).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Mori.

José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (Spanish pronunciation:[poɾˈfiɾjoˈði.as]; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), was a Mexican general and dictator who served on three separate occasions as President of Mexico, a total of over 30 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 December 1876, 17 February 1877 to 1 December 1880, and 1 December 1884 to 25 May 1911.

The period from 1876 to 1911 is often referred to as the Porfiriato,^[4] and has been called a de factodictatorship.^[5][6]

Díaz was born to a Oaxacan family of modest means.

He initially studied to become a priest but eventually switched his studies to law, and among his mentors was the future President of Mexico, Benito Juárez.^[7] Díaz increasingly