Plan de la Noria

The Plan de la Noria was a revolutionary call to arms intended to oust Mexican 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.

Porfirio Díaz in 1867

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

• Plans in Mexican history

References

1. Perry, Laurens Ballard. Juárez and Díaz: Machine Politics in Mexico. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press 1978, p. 168.
2. Ruiz,Ramon Eduardo, Triumphs and Tragedy: A History of the Mexican People (W.W. Norton & Co, 1992) 267
3. Coever, Don M. "Plan of la Noria," in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, vol. 4, p. 421
4. 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.