Plan de la Noria

In the history of Mexico, the Plan de la Noria (from Spanish: "Plan of Noria") was a revolutionary call to arms intended to oust President Benito Juárez, who had been elected to a fourth term. Liberal General Porfirio Díaz issued it on 8 November 1871, immediately following his defeat by Juárez in the presidential election. Neither Juárez, Díaz, nor the third candidate, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, won a majority of votes. As a result, the Mexican Congress had to choose the victor; it was dominated by Juáristas and elected Juárez to his fourth term.

Porfirio Díaz in 1867

Díaz drafted the Plan de la Noria demanding electoral freedom and no re-election. He gained some supporters from the army and enemies of Juárez, who supported Díaz for their own reasons.^[1] He was temporarily defeated by government forces in Oaxaca, where his brother Felix was killed.^[2]

After President Juárez died of a heart attack in July 1872, his successor, Chief Justice Sebastián Lerdo, assumed the presidency and pardoned the rebels in an effort to stabilize the country.^[3][4] Lerdo ran for re-election in 1876. Díaz declared another revolt under the Plan de Tuxtepec and overthrew the government.

See also

• Plans in Mexican history