Porfirio Díaz

Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States!

José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a Mexican soldier and politician, who served seven terms as the President of Mexico.

Quotes

• Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States!
  • As quoted in The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When (2006), by Ralph Keyes, New York City: St. Martin's Griffin, p. 387

See also

• Mexico

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Porfirio Díaz on Wikipedia