Vidaurri, Juárez and Comonfort’s Return from Exile
1969; Duke University Press; Volume: 49; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1215/00182168-49.2.268
ISSN1527-1900
Autores Tópico(s)Latin American and Latino Studies
ResumoHE MEXICAN revolution of Ayutla, which toppled Antonio L6pez de Santa Anna from power for good in August 1855 after a quarter century of influence, also raised to the presidency another leader who was to play a central part in the drama of Mexican history for half a decade. This was Ignacio Comonfort, a man relatively well known in government circles for his honesty, integrity, and efficient administration, but with little publie acclaim. It was Comonfort's leadership of the revolutionary armies and his political strategy in uniting all factions against Santa Anna which made him a popular hero.' After the revolution, the first provisional president was Juan Alvarez, hero of the War for Independence and titular leader of the Ayutla revolution. Alvarez soon tired of his official responsibilities, however, and retired to his estates in the southern mountains of Guerrero, after appointing Comonfort, his second-in-command, as substitute president in December 1855.2 Once in office, Comonfort faced the problem of extremism. On one hand, the Conservatives, furious at the attacks on their special privileges in the Ley Juarez and on church property in the Ley Lerdo, refused to support him and repeatedly attempted to overthrow the government by force. The resources sorely needed to rehabilitate the country after the long years of civil war, had to! be spent to quell the recurrent uprisings.3 On the other hand, Comonfort also had to con-
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