In the history of Mexico, the Plan de la Noria (from Spanish: "Plan of Noria") was a revolutionary call to arms intended to oust President Benito Juárez, who had been elected to a fourth term. Liberal General Porfirio Díaz issued it on 8 November 1871, immediately following his defeat by Juárez in the presidential election. Neither Juárez, Díaz, nor the third candidate, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, won a majority of votes. As a result, the Mexican Congress had to choose the victor; it was dominated by Juáristas and elected Juárez to his fourth term.
Díaz drafted the Plan de la Noria demanding electoral freedom and no re-election. He gained some supporters from the army and enemies of Juárez, who supported Díaz for their own reasons.[1] He was temporarily defeated by government forces in Oaxaca, where his brother Felix was killed.[2]
After President Juárez died of a heart attack in July 1872, his successor, Chief Justice Sebastián Lerdo, assumed the presidency and pardoned the rebels in an effort to stabilize the country.[3][4] Lerdo ran for re-election in 1876. Díaz declared another revolt under the Plan de Tuxtepec and overthrew the government.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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.