If there were a banana peel of destiny, don porfirio smoked it. I was someone who always thought benito juarez was a great guy and beloved by the mexicans. Porfirio diaz, 18301915, threequarters length portrait, seated in military uniform, facing slightly left. From the heights of chapultepec castle president diaz looked down upon the venerable capital of his country, spread out on a vast plain, with a ring of mountains flung up grandly about it, and i, who had come nearly four thousand miles from new york to. Biography of porfirio diaz of mexico, ruler of mexico. And apropos of the revolution, the fuse was lit in 1908 by yellow journalist james creelmans interview with porfirio diaz, the dictator who was then nearing 80 years old, without having indicated a clear successor. Entrevista diaz creelman ensayos y trabajos arrvizz. He soon found that the military was his true vocation and he stayed in. Pearsons magazine reporter james creelman interviews mexican president porfirio diaz march 1908. The interview set off a frenzy of political activity in mexico over the presidential elections and succession of power. Entrevista a porfirio diaz por james creelman pdf photograph of porfirio diaz published with creelmans interview pearsons magazine.
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