Porfirio Diaz: Mexico’s Gentleman Dictator

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  @Biographics · 6 years ago · pinned

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  @oslo6472 · 5 years ago

  As a Mexican, calling &quot;Gentleman Dictator&quot; is a hit in the nail, since he was, he was an old-styled dictator, in comparison to the &quot;new wave&quot; of military uniforms.

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  @franciscovila550 · 6 years ago

  Porfirio Diaz fought more than forty battles and lost only one: &nbsp;Icamole´s &nbsp;Battle, for which is known as the ¨Weepy of Icamole¨, but the most extraordinary feat of Porfirio Diaz is that among the huge progress of the country, he left no debt; &nbsp;instead, he left 63 million gold pesos in the mexican treasury, making him unique.

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  @edgelord8337 · 6 years ago (edited)

  Profiro diaz: i&apos;m a dictator.<br><br>Me: ok.<br><br>Profiro diaz: i&apos;m also a <i>gentleman</i><br><br>Me: <b>(confused screaming sounds)</b>

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  @abelreyna8781 · 6 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Perro con hueso ni ladra ni muerde&quot;<br><br>-Porfirio Diaz<br><br>That&apos;s how he kept power for so long. This is how every government keeps power come to think of it. Not pretty but effective.

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  @Tom_Skelton · 5 years ago

  When I was in Mexico City, my tour guide said if you want to watch two Mexicans argue, just bring up Porfirio Diaz.

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  @terushinomiya · 6 years ago

  &quot;Madero has unleashed a tiger, now let us see if he can control it.&quot;<br>He was right.

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  @alexanderveritas · 6 years ago

  Can’t help but notice how much Porfirio Diaz looks like a <i>19th century Mexican version of Freddie Mercury.</i>

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  @theconqueringram5295 · 6 years ago

  Porfirio Diaz&apos;s rule was definitely a turning point for Mexico.

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  @ethanramos4441 · 6 years ago

  “It was better that a little blood should be shed that much blood should be saved. The blood that was shed was bad blood; the blood that was saved was good blood” <br>-Porfirio Diaz

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  @SnowDanse · 6 years ago (edited)

  <b>Mexican Guard bringing in a criminal before porfiro</b><br><br><br>Guard: Sir. this man was vandalizing the streets and homes. what do we do with him?<br><br><br>Porfirio: TO THE RANCH! jolly ol chap!

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  @guitardu · 6 years ago

  He was right about what would happen after him in Mexican history, the revolution was failure and we see its effects today

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