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Diaz's Victory In The Battle Of Puebla

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2. Diaz was president for 26 years. He was a great soldier who became a general he led forces to victory in the Battle of Puebla. It seems that Mexico was in debt, and to get Mexico out of debt, he brought in immigrant to work and bring in money to Mexico so that they could pay their debts. As a result, the average citizens did not receive much money and wages were low. So in 1910, they revolted. The whole system was fuelled by the new money pumped into the economy by rising foreign trade and investment: He took power away from the ruling class families and also from the middle class, so that made him a dictator. Now, some of the industries that brought in money before he was overthrown, according to our site, were: railways spanned the country,

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