Porfirio Díaz

José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (/ˈdiːəs/ or /ˈdiːæz/; Spanish: [poɾˈfiɾjo ði.as]; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician. He served seven terms (31 years) as President of Mexico, 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 time from 1876 to 1911 is often called Porfiriato, and has been called a de facto dictatorship.^[1][2]

The Most Excellent Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz, c. 1910
33rd President of Mexico
In office 1 December 1884 – 25 May 1911
Vice President	Ramón Corral
Preceded by	Manuel González Flores
Succeeded by	Francisco León de la Barra
In office 17 February 1877 – 1 December 1880
Preceded by	Juan N. Méndez
Succeeded by	Manuel González Flores
Personal details
Born	José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz (1830-09-15)15 September 1830 Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
Died	2 July 1915(1915-07-02) (aged 84) Paris, France
Resting place	Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Delfina Ortega Díaz ​ ​ (m. 1867; died 1880)​ Carmen Romero Rubio ​ (m. 1881)​
Children	8
Parents	José Faustino Díaz María Petrona Mori
Profession	Military officer, politician.
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Mexico
Branch/service	Mexican Army
Years of service	1848–1876
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Second French intervention in Mexico

Honors

Bust of Porfirio Díaz in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2018

Country	Awards
Austria-Hungary	Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen
Belgium	Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
China's Qing Dynasty	First Class Condecoration of the Imperial Order of the Double Dragon
France	Napoleon's Austerlitz sword Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Kingdom of Italy	Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Empire of Japan	Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
Netherlands	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Persia's Qajar dynasty	First Class Condecoration with Grand Cordon of the Order of the Lion and the Sun
Kingdom of Prussia	Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle
Kingdom of Portugal	Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword
Russian Empire	Star of the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Spain	Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit
Sweden	Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword[3]
United Kingdom	Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Venezuela	First Class of the Order of the Liberator
Kingdom of Hawaii	Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Kalākaua I

References

1. Hernández Martínez, María del Pilar; Ávila Ortiz, Raúl; Castellanos Hernández, Eduardo de Jesús (1 August 2016). "Porfirio Díaz y el derecho. Balance crítico". Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas UNAM (in Spanish). p. 136. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
2. Rabasa, Emilio (1998). La constitución y la dictadura : estudio sobre la organización política de México (8 ed.). México: Porrúa. ISBN 968-432-714-5. OCLC 40062551.
3. Sveriges statskalender (PDF) (in Swedish), 1912, p. 518, retrieved 19 March 2021