This leader was originally supported by Santiago Vidaurri, who later turned against him; a more loyal supporter of this leader was JosÃ© Carbajal.
This leader was originally supported by Santiago Vidaurri, who later turned against him; a more loyal supporter of this leader was JosÃ© Carbajal. He sent PlÃ¡cido Vega to California to seek support for his cause. He worked in a cigar factory during his exile in New Orleans. This leader was opposed by the Plan of Tacubaya, which installed FÃ©lix Zuloaga as interim leader, but he defeated Zuloaga in the (*) Reform War. This successor of Ignacio Comonfort and native of Oaxaca abolished special privileges, or fueros, for the military and the clergy, thus equalizing the rights of his country's citizens, in his namesake law.  His order to suspend debt payments to European countries led to a French invasion that culminated in the Battle of Puebla. For 10 points, name this Mexican president of Zapotec ancestry who opposed Emperor Maximilian.
This leader was originally supported by Santiago Vidaurri, who later turned against him; a more loyal supporter of this leader was JosÃ© Carbajal.
Benito JuÃ¡rez