Porfiriato
Also known as Porfirism, Porfirismo, El Porfiriato, The Porfiriato
thumb|left|upright|President Gen. Porfirio Díaz
Key facts
- Former country.conventional_long_name
- United Mexican States
- Former country.common_name
- Mexico
- Former country.iso3166code
- omit
- Former country.government_type
- Federal presidential republic under an authoritarian military dictatorship
- Former country.event_start
- Established
- Former country.date_start
- 10 January
- Former country.year_start
- 1876
- Former country.event_end
- Disestablished
- Former country.date_end
- 25 May
- Former country.year_end
- 1911
- Former country.event6
- Mexican Revolution begins
- Former country.date_event6
- 20 November 1910
Article
19 sectionsContents
- ''Porfiriato'' as a historical period
- Political order
- Philosophy
- Economy
- Labor
- Social class, gender roles, and citizenry
- Education
- Public health
- Penal reform
- Culture
- Religion
- Historical memory
- 1910 Centennial of Independence
- Coup d'état and end of Porfiriato, 1910–1911
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- English
- Spanish
thumb|left|upright|President Gen. Porfirio Díaz
The Porfiriato or Porfirismo (, ), coined by Mexican historian Daniel Cosío Villegas, is a term given to the period when General Porfirio Díaz ruled Mexico under an authoritarian military dictatorship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Seizing power in a coup in 1876, Díaz pursued a policy of , inviting foreign investment in Mexico and maintaining social and political order, by force if necessary. There were significant economic, technological, social, and cultural changes during this period.