Citizenship research

Reforma and Porfiriato (1860 . 1910)

1. The clergy: The church was the economic force of the country. The clergy decided the ways the government should act, their duty was to give keep the faith of their congregation.

2.    The landowners: This was a group of people living on the best economic situation.They had companies or territories where the poor people worked, although they were rich their actions were limited by the clergy.

3. The middle class was integrated by bureaucrats, lawyers and proprietors of little business, so they didn´t have many obligations as citizens, they just dedicated to work.

 4. The majority class: As the name refers, this was the predominant class, it was integrated by the poor people, the farmers and workers. They fought to hardly survive with the money they could earn every day, even that the government abused of their economic situation making them to pay high taxes.  

5. Women had no voice at home, much less on social issues, so it was very difficult for them to gain in social classes.

6. The higher classes owned factories, farms, houses and commercial financial business.

7. The main representatives of the higher classes were scientists, and a group of friends close to the dictator.

 8. Porfirio Díaz, a Mexican soldier, was the president of Mexico for 31 years.

9. The president designate all public officers, members of the Legislative, Judicial and the rulers of the states.

 10. The "Porfirian peace" consisted on the peace that the state guaranteed through repression of any worker manifestation.