Liberal leader who started La Reforma in Mexico?
The Mexican reform movement was inspired by the liberal
political philosophies of European intellectuals, such as
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, and Pierre Joseph
Proudhon. Their views were adopted by a group of Mexican
intellectuals who shared a strong commitment to moralize Mexican
politics. The most outstanding member of the group was Benito
Juárez, a Zapotec lawyer and politician. Juárez and his cohorts
went into exile in Louisiana, where they drew up the Plan of Ayutla
in 1854 for the overthrow of Santa Anna. As the plan gained
broad-based support, the conspirators began to return to Mexico. In
August 1855, in response to growing opposition, Santa Anna resigned
for the last time. :)