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Francisco León de la Barra

Francisco León de la Barra, Mexican politician and diplomat (died 1939)

Born
June 16, 1863
Died
September 23, 1939
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1863

About Francisco León de la Barra

Francisco León de la Barra y Quijano was a Mexican political figure, diplomat, lawyer and politician who served as the 36th President of Mexico from May 25 to November 6, 1911 during the Mexican Revolution, following the resignations of President Porfirio Díaz and Vice President Ramón Corral. He previously served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs for one month during the Díaz administration and again from 1913 to 1914 under President Victoriano Huerta. He was known to conservatives as "The White President" or the "Pure President". León de la Barra's paternal grandfather, Juan Francisco León de la Barra, was an Argentine-born fighter in the Chilean War of Independence under Bernardo O'Higgins. Bernabé and María Luisa's son Francisco León de la Barra.

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The world when Francisco León de la Barra was born

Francisco León de la Barra was born in 1863. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1863

  • Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
  • Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
  • Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

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Measure18632026
Population32.6M341 million

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