Sebastián Lerdo shows interest in another four-year…

Sebastián Lerdo shows interest in another four-year term when the time comes for electing a new Mexican president.

Porfirio Díaz rises in rebellion a second time in March 1876, again defending the "no reelection" principle.

Lerdo goes into exile in the United States, and on November 21, 1876, Díaz occupies Mexico City.

A political mastermind, surrounded by capable advisers, he will hold power directly or indirectly for the next thirty-four years.

The period known as the "Porfiriato" (the period of Porfirio Díaz's rule) had begun.