Capture of Mexico City
Commands troops which retake Mexico city in the war against Emperor Maximilian
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Porfirio Diaz Biography and Timeline
Follow Porfirio Diaz through 8 dated historical records for Mexico.
Porfirio Diaz, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1867–1905Years on this page
1867
1876
President of Mexico
Appointed President of Mexico, 1st term
Role range: 1876-1877
Coup
Overthrows Lerdo de Tejada
Role range: 1876-1877
1877
President of Mexico
Appointed President of Mexico, 2nd term
Role range: 1877-1880
1884
Constitution of Mexico
Mexico becomes a dictatorship
Role range: 1884-1911
President of Mexico
Appointed President of Mexico, 3rd term
Role range: 1884-1911
1905
Monetary Reform Law
Mexico enacts a monetary reform defining the peso by 75 centigrams of pure gold and replacing bimetallism with a gold-exchange standard.
Role range: 1884-1911
Monetary Reform
Mexico adopts a gold-exchange standard after falling silver prices destabilise the peso.
Role range: 1884-1911
Records, sources and methodology
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