Additionally, Mexico no longer had external threats or internal conflicts of power.At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, Mexico had reached a period of political stability, but without democracy, as a consequence of General Porfirio Diaz's regime, who was reelected president every four years. He promoted investment from foreign corporations and an economy based on the export of raw materials for the global market.
a) What changed and what continued after the defeat of the Empire of Maximilian?
b) What were some characteristics of the liberal ideologies?
c) What problems could the policies of Porfirio Diaz cause to the Mexican population?
- Look for information about the raw materials that were exported.
a) Where were they extracted from?
b) Which countries imported them?
c)Which materials are still exported?
- With this information, discuss about the effect of liberal policies on the population.
Identifying the Problem
To learn about the conditions in which the people lived (peasants,workers, Indigenous peoples, professionals, and small businesspeople,among others), it is capital to consider the laws promulgated during that period; for example, the Ley de Colonización y Companias Deslindadoras, on December 15, 1883, or the Código de Minas,on November 22, 1884. These laws were the basis for a great deal of abuse, even from foreign owners, which, as a consequence, caused discontent and protests by the people affected. In most of those cases, the Mexican authorities, under the command of a general who implanted a long dictatorship, preferred to repress the citizens instead of listening to their demands.
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