Question

In Mexico, the expression Porfiriato refers to

a. the revolution of 1911 that overthrew Diaz.
b. the oppressive rule of Porfirio Diaz.
c. any kind of authoritarian political oppression.
d. the end of the political dominance of the PRI in July 2000

Answer 1

In Mexico, Porfiriato refers to the oppressive rule of Porfirio Diaz. This man came into power in 1876 and fell in the year of 1911. This term symbolized the dominance of a strong political order and stability in the economic growth of Mexico. But the suffering of the people was rampant in Mexico which later on produced the 1910 Revolution. Serious social ills, like child labor and peasant indebtedness and exploitation were a major part of Mexican society during the tyranny of Porfirio Diaz. He was later on succeeded by Manuel Gonzales.