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| | Lerdo de Tejada, Miguel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | As minister under Comonfort, he initiated the Ley Lerdo (1856), a law providing for the forced sale of all real property of the Roman Catholic Church. |
 | | Order was restored for a time, but when, in 1876, Lerdo procured the consent of congress to his continuance in office, a new revolt began, again led by Porfirio Díaz. |
 | | Lerdos forces were defeated, and he fled to New York City, where he died. |
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