Talk:Santiago Vidaurri

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The article appears strongly biased towards idolising Vidaurri and attacking the liberals whom he betrayed, beginning with the opening paragraph's claim that the reason for his break with them was that he realised Juarez was only out for self-aggrandisement. Vidaurri clearly had an appetite for power and worked hard both to expand his fief and to secure it from the authority of the central government, even to the point of contemplating secession from Mexico altogether. I don't think that necessarily makes him a villain of Mexican history; nor do I think serving as Maximilian's finance minister makes him a villain of Mexican history. But portraying him as an unalloyed hero and champion of democracy and free enterprise, struggling against the cynical machinations of Mexico's greatest national hero, seems completely unwarranted; and if that's what editors of this article want to do, they're going to need much better sources than the only one the article cites right now: a website run by a Vidaurri family member who openly states that one of his goals is to rehabilitate his ancestor's image. Accordingly I've added the NPOV tag to the top of the article. Binabik80 (talk) 00:49, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am the family member, and if you have read all of the letters and read my blog from cover to cover you will see that I have a bibliography page and letters supporting the facts. Furthermore, if you read General Slaughters letter you will see that it clearly states" P. S. I should tell you that I had arranged everything for the departure of Mr. Vidaurri, but he resolved not to leave until after Juarez was in place." this means that until Juarez was secure in office, he would not leave, he would never have abandoned Mexico and left his country defenseless. People need to study the letters that have been compiled before they start throwing accusations. Also, he was approached twice to take on the responsibility of the Presidency and twice he declined, so much for power hungry? someday hopefully soon there will be a credible historian who will write an accurate bio.

P.s Read this: http://losvidaurri.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/mexicos-forgotten-history-the-truth-about-mexican-history/

P.s.s Also, the proof as to who did more for Mexico resides in the fact that Monterrey, Nuevo Leon is the center of commerce and most financially sound city. What about the rest of Mexico, what did Juarez leave behind exactly but corruption and poverty. Dn. Santiago Vidaurri never committed crimes against his country or humanity.

The truth is that Mexican history in itself is biased, no one ever brings up the fact that Benito Juarez was a corrupted politician who filled his bank accounts with Mexico’s money, selling off pieces of land and condoning bribery, I am livid because this is personal to me.- Anita Rivas

The problem with my writing is that I am not a historian of genealogist, I am a family member and I’m very passionate about this topic. If I were a credible historian no one would give me crap. My benefit, that I am the only Mexican-American speaking out against the corrupted Juarez regime.

AND as for the cynical machinations, it was against a corrupted Mexican Government, that included the liberals as well as the conservatives.

Note: I deleted all of the assassination attempt comments made, whoever you are, you need to list your sources for such an accusation. If you can do that, perhaps we can contribute to this piece together, otherwise stay out of it. My sources are listed on my bibliography page, where are yours? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.88.174.130 (talk) 21:13, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.59.191.122 (talk) 20:03, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Improved article, removing tag

I am a professional historian with an interest in Mexican history. I have edited this article to improve it, adding scholarly citations and have striven for neutral point of view. I am going to remove the current tag. If other editors object, I encourage them to improve the article further. Amuseclio (talk) 18:20, 28 March 2017 (UTC)Amuseclio[reply]