Episode 3 of 4

Resignation of Ignacio Comonfort

When: 11 January 1858
Where: Mexico City
Part of: Tacubaya Plan and the start of the Reform War in Mexico

Comonfort resigned and went into exile in January 1858, leaving the presidency to Benito Juárez.

On 11 January 1858, Comonfort resigned and went into exile. He had been abandoned by most of his loyal troops and left the capital, with the constitutional presidency passing to the president of the Supreme Court, Benito Juárez. This event solidified the split between conservatives and liberals.

Sources

Reform War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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