Centro Histórico in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
donde vivió el Licenciado Don
Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada
siendo Presidente de la República.
1872-1876.
Dirección de Monumentos Coloniales
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
lived as President of the Republic.
1872-1876.
Office of Colonial Monuments
Erected 1955 by Dirección de Monumentos Coloniales.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 19° 26.033′ N, 99° 8.334′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Centro Histórico. Marker is on Avenida Francisco I. Madero just west of Calle Bolívar, on the right when traveling west. The INAH Mediateca notes that this marker was initially at Madero 18, one lot to the west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenida Francisco I Madero 20, Ciudad de México 06000, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The House of the Count of San Mateo Valparaiso (a few steps from this marker); The Residence of Agustín Iturbide (a few steps from this marker); Gante Building (within shouting distance of this marker); José de la Borda (within shouting distance of this marker); Teatro Santa Anna (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); House of José de la Borda (about 90 meters away); The Expiatory Temple of San Felipe de Jesús (about 90 meters away); Holy Trinity Methodist Church (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
Regarding Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada. Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Corral (24 April 1823 – 21 April 1889) was a jurist and Liberal president of Mexico, succeeding Benito Juárez who died of a heart attack in July 1872. Lerdo was elected to his own presidential term later in 1872. Juárez's political rival, liberal General Porfirio Díaz, had attempted a coup against Juárez, but his Plan de la Noria failed and Díaz was eliminated as a political foe during Lerdo's 1872-76 term, giving Lerdo considerable leeway to pursue his program without political interference. Lerdo was more successful than Juárez in his final years as president in pacifying the country and strengthening the Mexican state. He ran for another term in 1876 and was elected, but was overthrown by Porfirio Díaz and his supporters under the Plan of Tuxtepec, which asserted the principle of no-reelection to the presidency. Lerdo died in exile in New York in 1889, but Díaz invited the return of his body to Mexico for burial with full honors. Not counting Miguel Miramón, an unrecognized president during the Reform War, he is the first president of Mexico that was not born during Spanish colonial rule. (Adapted from Wikipedia)
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