Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Essays

  • Mexicos Economy An Politics In 19th Century

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    education, and institute social reforms. Vicente Guerrero, became president in 1829, but was shot and killed in 1831 by forces led by conservative political and military leader Anastasio Bustamante. Revolt followed revolt until 1833, when Antonio López de Santa Anna was elected president. In 1834 a political crisis resulted in the overthrow of the constitution of 1824. A new centralist constitution, which stripped the Mexican states of their autonomy, was enacted in 1836. Protests against centralization

  • Macbeth: The Dictator Porfirio Diaz

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    The dictator Porfirio Diaz for all intents and purposes had many similar aspects towards the character made by Shakespeare called Macbeth, which essentially is fairly significant. Both of them essentially had what they wanted which generally was power, but both of them end up at their subdue. Porfirio Diaz really was a president of Mexico that basically lasted from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 to 1911. He made himself a dictator of Mexico and essentially ruled for very many years. Until he actually