1. Nicolás Bravo (1786)

President Of Mexico

Known for his battlefield heroics during the late 1840s United States Invasion of Mexico, he is also remembered as Mexico's eleventh President. He assumed the presidency in 1839 and was...

2. Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794)

President Of Mexico

This nineteenth-century political and military leader served eleven terms as President of Mexico, first taking office in May of 1833 and ending his dictatorship in August of 1855.

3. Benito Juárez (1806)

President Of Mexico

Mexican politician was in office as the country's 26th President from 1858 to 1864. He notably overthrew the Second Mexican Empire and restored the Republic. He is remembered as a...

4. Porfirio Díaz (1830)

President Of Mexico

This seven-term President of Mexico first took power in 1876 and was overthrown during the Mexican Revolution. Earlier in his life, he participated in a Mexican civil war known as...

5. Anastasio Bustamante (1780)

President Of Mexico

Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera was president of Mexico three times from 1830 to 1832 from 1837 to 1839 and from 1839 to 1841. He was a Conservative. He first came...

6. Vicente Guerrero (1782)

President Of Mexico

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century and later...

7. Francisco Lagos Cházaro (1878)

President Of Mexico

sco Jerónimo de Jesús Lagos Cházaro Mortero was acting President of Mexico designated by the Convention of Aguascalientes from June 10 1915 to October 10 1915. Lagos Cházaro studied for...

8. Francisco León de la Barra (1863)

President Of Mexico

sco León de la Barra y Quijano was a Mexican political figure and diplomat who served as interim president of Mexico from May 25 to November 6 1911. He obtained...

9. José Justo Corro (1794)

President Of Mexico

José Justo Corro was a Mexican lawyer politician and president of Mexico from 2 March 1836 to 19 April 1837.

10. José María Iglesias (1823)

President Of Mexico

José María Iglesias Inzaurraga was a Mexican lawyer professor journalist and politician. From 31 October 1876 to 23 January 1877 he claimed the interim presidency of Mexico. However he was...

11. Francisco S. Carvajal (1870)

President Of Mexico

sco Sebastián Carvajal y Gual was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served briefly as president in 1914. In his role as foreign minister he succeeded Victoriano Huerta as president...

12. Eulalio Gutiérrez (1881)

President Of Mexico

Eulalio Gutiérrez Ortiz was elected provisional president of Mexico during the Aguascalientes Convention and led the country for a few months between November 6 1914 and January 16 1915. He...

13. Gabriel Valencia (1799)

President Of Mexico

Gabriel Valencia was a Mexican soldier in the early years of the Republic. From December 30 1845 to January 2 1846 he served as interim president of Mexico. Valencia joined...

14. Pedro Lascuráin (1856)

President Of Mexico

Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes was both Mexico's and the world's briefest-serving president ever. He served as Mexico's foreign minister for two terms and was...

15. Pedro María de Anaya (1795)

President Of Mexico

Pedro Bernardino María de Anaya was a military officer who served twice as interim president of Mexico from 1847 to 1848. He also played an important role during the Mexican-American...

16. Roque González Garza (1885)

President Of Mexico

Roque González Garza was a Mexican general and acting president of the Republic from January to June 1915. From 1908 he appeared in politics in opposition to the government of...

17. Valentín Canalizo (1794)

President Of Mexico

José Valentín Raimundo Canalizo Bocadillo was a Mexican general and conservative politician. He was a supporter of a centralist national government and an obedient follower and confidante of General Antonio...

18. Valentín Gómez Farías (1781)

President Of Mexico

Valentín Gómez Farías was several times President of Mexico in the 1830s and 1840s. Gómez Farías was one of the more important political figures in early Mexico. The first presidency...

19. Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (1823)

President Of Mexico

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral was a jurist and Liberal president of Mexico.

20. Manuel González Flores (1833)

President Of Mexico

Manuel del Refugio González Flores was a military general and Mexican politician who served as the 31st president of Mexico. Before initiating his presidential career González played important roles in...

21. Martín Carrera (1806)

President Of Mexico

Martín Carrera Sabat was a Mexican general and interim president of the country for about a month in 1855. He was a moderate Liberal. Carrera entered the military at the...

22. Pedro Vélez (1787)

President Of Mexico

José Pedro Antonio Vélez de Zúñiga was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He was also head of the Governing Board of Mexico in 1829. Vélez was born into a well-to-do...