Plan de la Noria
The Plan de la Noria was a revolutionary call to arms with the intent of ousting Mexican President Benito Juárez, who had been elected to a fourth term. The plan was issued by liberal General Porfirio Díaz on 8 November 1871, immediately following his defeat by Juárez in the presidential election of 1871. Neither Juárez, Díaz, nor the third candidate Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada won the majority of votes. The vote went to the Mexican Congress which, being full of Juáristas, elected Juárez to his fourth term. Díaz proclaimed himself in revolt and drafted the Plan de la Noria in which he demanded electoral freedom and no re-election. He gained some supporters from the army as well as enemies of Juárez, who supported Díaz for their own reasons.[1] He was temporarily defeated in Oaxaca, where his brother Felix was killed.[2] The reason for the plan evaporated when Benito Juárez died of a heart attack in July 1872. His successor in the presidency, Chief Justice Sebastián Lerdo, pardoned the rebels.[3][4] Lerdo ran for re-election in 1876 which gave Díaz another chance to revolt, and this time successfully under the Plan de Tuxtepec.
See also
References
- Perry, Laurens Ballard. Juárez and Díaz: Machine Politics in Mexico. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press 1978, p. 168.
- Ruiz,Ramon Eduardo, Triumphs and Tragedy: A History of the Mexican People (W.W. Norton & Co,1992) 267
- Coever, Don M. "Plan of la Noria" in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, vol. 4, p. 421
- Cosío Villegas, Daniel. Porfirio Díaz en la revuelta de la Noria. Mexico City: Editorial Hermes 1953
Further reading
- Perry, Laurens Ballard. Juárez and Díaz: Machine Politics in Mexico. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press 1978.
- Rosas Landa, José. Apuntes y Recuerdos. (Memorias De Las Revoluciones Del Plan De La Noria Y De Tuxtepec) Por El Capitan De Caballeria Jose Rosas Landa. Mexico, 1902. Web.