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Lerdo de Tejada, Miguel |
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Lerdo de Tejada, Miguel (mēgĕl` lĕr`thō dā tāhä`thä), d. 1861, Mexican liberal statesman, a leader of the Revolution of Ayutla Plan of Ayutla, drawn up in 1854, was a reform program directed toward removing the dictator Santa Anna and convening a constituent assembly to frame a federal constitution. ..... Click the link for more information. , cabinet member under Juan Álvarez. As minister under Comonfort Comonfort, Ignacio (ēgnä`syō kōmōnfôrt`), 1812–63, Mexican general and president (1855–58). ..... Click the link for more information. , he initiated the Ley Lerdo (1856), a law providing for the forced sale of all real property of the Roman Catholic Church. He helped draft the constitution of 1857 and later drew up a law nationalizing church property. His laws, disastrous failures in his day, were essential parts of the reforms of Benito Juárez Juárez, Benito (bānē`tō hwä`rās), 1806–72, Mexican liberal statesman and national hero. ..... Click the link for more information. . His younger brother, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, 1820?–1889, also an important liberal in the Revolution of Ayutla, was for years a close associate of Juárez. He succeeded as provisional president after the death of Juárez (1872). A revolt under Porfirio Díaz Díaz, Porfirio (pôrfē`ryō dē`äs) BibliographySee biography by F. A. Knapp (1951, repr. 1968). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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