Francisco León de la Barra
| Francisco León de la Barra | |
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 32nd President of Mexico |
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In office May 25, 1911 – November 5, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Porfirio Díaz |
| Succeeded by | Francisco I. Madero |
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16 June 1863 Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexican Empire |
| Died | 23 September 1939 (aged 76) Biarritz, France |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | María Elena Borneque María del Refugio Borneque |
Francisco León de la Barra y Quijano (June 16, 1863 – September 23, 1939) was a Mexican political figure and diplomat who served as 32nd President of Mexico from May 25 to November 6, 1911.
He obtained a degree in law in Querétaro before entering politics as a federal deputy in 1891. In 1892, he attended the Ibero-American Judicial Conference held in Madrid on the occasion of the four hundredth anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America.
In 1896, León de la Barra entered the Mexican diplomatic corps, serving as envoy to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States (1909–11). He is credited in Mexico with convincing U.S. President William Howard Taft that the 1911 Mexico revolt against Porfirio Díaz did not justify U.S. intervention.
He was Mexico's representative at The Hague peace conference in 1907. During this time, he earned a reputation as an authority on international law. On 25 March 1911, he briefly became foreign secretary under Díaz.
President Porfirio Díaz was re-elected for a seventh time on October 4, 1910. As a result, Francisco I. Madero rose in revolt, proclaiming the Plan de San Luis. The revolt was successful, and Díaz signed the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez on May 21, 1911, in which he agreed to resign. His resignation took effect on May 25, and León de la Barra was made interim president until new elections could be held. He served until November 6, 1911, when Madero took office as the duly-elected president. León de la Barra ran for the Mexican congress in 1912 and was elected a senator, aligned with the científicos and the National Catholic Party.
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