Porfiriato

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Date	1876 - 1880 • 1884 - 1911
Location	Mexico
Context	Mexican Revolution

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dictatorship científico Rurales

Key People

Francisco Madero

Francisco Madero

president of Mexico

Porfirio Díaz

Porfirio Díaz

president of Mexico

Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary