1857-60 Civil War In Mexico

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He was one of the most controversial figures of Mexico. He reigned over Mexico for over thirty years and established a strong centralized government that he firmly controlled.
What put Diaz on the map politically speaking was a General during Battle of Puebla (1862)
The 1857-60 civil war in Mexico had disorganized the country's finances and the new President, Benito Juárez, was forced to suspend payments of foreign debts in 1861.
French intervened to gain repayment of loans Mexico owed them as well as Germany and Great Britain. At the time of this intervention Diaz was a brigade general. His unit fought off a larger French force. On September 16, 1862, President Juárez declared that the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla (May 5, 1862) would