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Porfiriato, an Uncommon card
The Porfiriato or Porfirismo, coined by Mexican historian Daniel Cosío Villegas, is a term given to the period when General Porfirio Díaz ruled Mexico first as a president within a constitutional framework, and later, after 1884, under an authoritarian military dictatorship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Porfiriato quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Porfiriato card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
There were significant economic, ______, social, and cultural changes during this period.
Answer
technological. There were significant economic, technological, social, and cultural changes during this period. From the Porfiriato article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Seizing power in a coup in ____, Díaz pursued a policy of "order and progress", inviting foreign investment in Mexico and maintaining social and political order, by force if necessary.
Answer
1870s. Seizing power in a coup in 1876, Díaz pursued a policy of "order and progress", inviting foreign investment in Mexico and maintaining social and political order, by force if necessary. From the Porfiriato article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sam Querrey. Sam Querrey 83 · Porfiriato 79 · Charles G. Dawes 75 · Catapult 72 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Seizing power in a coup in 1876, Díaz pursued a policy of "order and progress", inviting foreign investment in Mexico and maintaining social and political order, by force if necessary.
- There were significant economic, technological, social, and cultural changes during this period.
- As Díaz approached his 80th birthday in 1910, having been continuously elected since 1884, he still had not put in place a plan for his succession.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Porfiriato article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Porfiriato
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Porfiriato (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : El Ágora, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
