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Attack against Porfirio Díaz of 1897
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The attack against Porfirio Díaz of 1897 refers to the attack on 16 September 1897 on the Mexican president in the Alameda Central of Mexico City. The perpetrator was identified as Arnulfo Arroyo, who was imprisoned and murdered the same day by a crowd. This is considered the first lynching in Mexico.[1]
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The event inspired the novel Expendiente del atentado by writer Álvaro Uribe in 2008, which was adapted to film in 2010 under the name El atentado by the director Jorge Fons.[2]