- Félix Díaz
Félix Díaz (1868 – 1945) was a Mexican
politician andgeneral born inOaxaca, Oaxaca . He graduated as anengineer from theColegio Militar in 1888. He was a leading figure in the rebellion against PresidentFrancisco I. Madero during theMexican Revolution .He was the nephew of President
Porfirio Díaz and held several offices during his uncle's tenure. After Porfirio Díaz was deposed Madero was elected President and early in 1912 he joinedVictoriano Huerta andBernardo Reyes in their rebellion against Madero. Díaz was captured in October 1912 and sentenced to death for treason, albeit Madero would later commute the sentence tolife imprisonment .Díaz escaped from jail during the "
La decena tragica " (The Ten Tragic Days). A few days later, after Madero's arrest, he signed the Embassy Pact ("Pacto de la Embajada"), facilitated by American ambassadorHenry Lane Wilson ) which installed Huerta as President and allowed Díaz to run as presidential candidate on the next election. Huerta did not honor his part of the agreement and sent Díaz toJapan as an ambassador. At his return Díaz was constantly harassed by Huerta causing him to go into exile toNew York and laterHavana .He returned to Mexico in May 1916 and became the leader of the
National Reorganizer Army ("Ejército Reorganizador Nacional"). His new revolutionary efforts were not too successful and was forced to retreat to the south of Mexico where he officially remained in arms.In 1920 Díaz went into exile once again. He returned in 1937 and settled in
Veracruz, Veracruz where he died in 1945.References
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F0CE1D81539E632A25755C1A9649C946296D6CF&oref=slogin The Man Who Upset Mexico - Felix Diaz, The New York Times Magazine Section Part 5, February 16, 1913] . Retrieved on
December 24 2007 .
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