HISP 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Victoriano Huerta, Plan Of San Luis Potosí, Francisco I. Madero
24 Mar 2016
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Political liberty: struggle against re-election and the political control of a single clique. Northern mexico and supported by the new middle classes and businessmen. Social justice: particularly in the countryside of central and southern mexico - inequality. Religious freedom: catholic mexico against state persecution. West: resistance against the secular government by catholic mexico. The ideas encompassed in the motto of the brazilian flag were prominent ideas in hispanic world at the time and taken from auguste comte"s motto of positivism. The porfiriato between 1876-1910 saw widespread construction of railway systems, a rise in trade, a modern banking system, and a political climate favorable to foreign investment. Above all, economic progress and how to attract it - attract foreign capital and expertise (transport infrastructure, railroads, industrial production) Diaz decided to stay in power as he was a strongman who could keep the nation together.
