Porfirio Díaz was a Mexican president, famous because of his period in power, lasting 35 years without interruption. Despised in Mexican history for this, Porfirio wasn't the terrible president we usually believed he was. He fought in the Battle of Puebla and made a lot of progress with railways and changes in economy as president. However, he did had some weird aspects, like changing the celebration of independence from September 16 to a day before, so it would be the same day as his birthday, September 15. Leaving Mexico, in 1911, he said "Madero has unleashed the tiger, let's see if he can handle it".
Finally, he lived his last years in France by his own decision, realizing he couldn't continue being president. He visited Napoleon's grave and a french general, Gustav Leon Niox let Porfirio to hold Napoleon's, he said he didn't diserve, to which Niox answered "it has never been in better hands".
He died in Paris, in 1915, and his body remains in France.
Love him or hate him, a controversial figure but a good president.
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