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The Mexican Revolution began on November 20, 1910 as an attempt to overthrow the rule of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, who had been in power since 1877. Diaz stepped down and submitted to exile in 1911.
Mexican War of Independence - Construction of Historical Memory of Independence. 1  In 1910, as part of the celebrations marking the centennial of the Hidalgo revolt of 1810, President Porfirio DÃ­az inaugurated the monument to Mexico's political separation from Spain, the Angel of Independence on Avenida Reforma.