Editing Porfirio Díaz (section)

==1910 Centennial of Independence==
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[[File:97.- CCCLXXXII-1.1.7.0001 - Programa Ilustrado de los festejos oficiales y particulares.tif|thumb|upright|Illustrated program of the official centennial festivities over 30 days in September 1910]]
The year 1910 was important in Mexico's history—the centennial of the revolt by [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla|Miguel Hidalgo]], seen as the beginning of the [[Mexican War of Independence|Mexican War of independence]]. On the cover of the official program for the centennial, three figures are shown: Hidalgo, father of independence; Benito Juárez, with the label "Lex" (law); and Porfirio Díaz, with the label "Pax" (peace). Also on the cover are the emblem of Mexico and the cap of liberty. Díaz inaugurated the [[Angel of Independence|monument to Independence]] with its golden angel during the September centennial celebrations. Although Díaz and Juárez had been political rivals after the French Intervention, Díaz had done much to promote the legacy of his dead rival and had a large [[Benito Juárez Hemicycle|monument to Juárez]] built by the [[Alameda Central|Alameda Park]], which Díaz inaugurated during the centennial. A work published in 1910 details the day-by-day events of the September festivities.<ref>Díaz Flores Alatorre, Manuel. ''Recuerdo del Primer Centenario de la Independencia Nacional: Efemérides de las fiestas, recepciones, actos políticos, inauguraciones de monumentos, y de edificios, etc.''. Mexico City: Rondero y Treppiedi 1910.</ref>