What is Pedro Lascuráin?
{{Infobox president |name = Pedro Lascuráin |nationality = Mexican |image = Pedro Lascurain (cropped).jpg |office = 38th [[President of Mexico]] |term = 19 February 1913<br>(c. 45 minutes) |predecessor = [[Francisco I. Madero]] |successor = [[Victoriano Huerta]] |office2 = [[Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)|Secretary of Foreign Affairs]] |term_start2 = 10 April 1912 |term_end2 = 19 February 1913 |president2 = Francisco I. Madero |predecessor2 = Manuel Calero y Sierra |successor2 = [[Federico Gamboa]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1856|5|8|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Mexico City]], Mexico |death_date = {{death date and age|1952|7|21|1856|5|8|df=y}} |death_place = Mexico City, Mexico |resting_place = [[Panteón Francés]] |spouse = María Flores |party = |vicepresident = }} '''Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes''' (8 May 1856<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lascuráin, un presidente tan fugaz como medio partido de fútbol |url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=209064 |access-date=2014-12-06 |archive-date=2020-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806060142/http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=209064 |url-status=dead }}</ref> – 21 July 1952) was a [[Mexico|Mexican]] politician. He served as the 38th [[President of Mexico]]. He served as president for less than one hour on February 19, 1913. It is the shortest presidency in the history of the world.<ref name=shortest/> He had earlier served as Mexico's foreign minister for two terms and was the director of a small law school in [[Mexico City]] for sixteen years. ==Early life== Lascuráin was born in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]. ==Presidency== Before becoming president, Lascuráin was [[mayor]] of Mexico City. On 19 February 1913, General [[Victoriano Huerta]] overthrew President Madero. Lascuráin was one of the people who convinced Madero to resign the presidency while he was being held prisoner in the National Palace. He claimed that his life was in danger if he refused. Under the [[Constitution of Mexico]], the vice-p