Bernardo Reyes

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Bernardo Reyes

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Bernardo Reyes (born in Guadalajara, Mexico, August 1850 – February 3, 1913) was a General in the army of Mexico under Porfirio Díaz. He served as governor of Nuevo León he helped in the modernization of that state.^[1]. While governor of Nuevo León, Reyes approved a workers compensation law.^[2] He was the father of the writer Alfonso Reyes^[3]. Followers of Reyes were known as Reyistas.

Due to his opposition to some of Diaz's policies Reyes was sent on a diplomatic mission to Europe to prevent him for causing problems in Mexico.^[4]

Together with Jose Yves Limantour, he was considered as one of the potential successors of Porfirio Diaz.^[5] With Francisco Madero's latter challenge to the dictator in the 1910 elections and, afterwards, initiation of the Mexican Revolution, previous notions of who should succeed Diaz were discarded.

For a time Reyes was a supporter of Madero, but he later led the first rebellion against Madero.^[6] After this rebellion failed, Reyes was imprisoned.

In 1913 Miguel Mondragon's forces freed Reyes from prison. Then, they marched on to the National Palace in the beginning of the Decena Tragica. Reyes was killed in the initial assault on the palace.^[7]