Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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He reached Queratero atthe head of 5,000 men, and was at oncebesieged in th^t place by a force of20,000 men under General Escobedo.The place was betrayed by the imperial-ist governor of the city, Maximilian wasmade prisoner, and shot on the 19th ofJune, 1867. On the 16th of July Juarez returnedto the city of Mexico, and began thework of reconstructing the government.The constitution was re-established, andin 1871 Juarez was again elected presi-dent. He died on the i8th of July,1872, and was succeeded by the ChiefJustice, Lerdo de Tejada, who was form-ally elected president on the 21st of No-vember, 1872. He was re-elected inI Sy6, but was soon after overthrown by CANADA, MEXICO AND SoUTH AMERICA. 224 General Porfirio Diaz and compelled tofly to the United States. Diaz showed himself to be one of theablest Mexican rulers, and was re-elected relations with foreign powers beingpeaceful. So strong was the popularfeeling in favor of Diaz, and so greatwas the confidence of the nation in ais
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EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN SHOT BY MEXICAN TROOPS. in 1884, and again in 1888; and underhim the position of the republic, withregard both to security and developmentof its resources, steadily improved, andcomparative tranquillity prevailed, the wisdom and patriotism, that he was re-elected in 1892, and again in 1896. An insurrection that threatened toplunge the country into anarchy andrebellion broke out in 1892. General CANADA, MliXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA. 225 Lorenzo Garcia was killed by his troops ; Texas. The band was, however, dis-who joined the rebels under Garza in ; persed and order restored. SOUTH AMERICA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. IN I So/Napoleon declared war againstPortugal, and sent an army into thatcountry. The regent (afterwardsJoam VI.) and the royal family and courtatonceembarkeduponthefleetandsailedfor Rio de Janeiro. This was a greatgain for Brazil, and was followed by im-portant changes in the government; theports were thrown open to all the world,and trade was invited from

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