With no PoDs prior to the death of Benito Juarez (or his 1871 re-election at the very earliest), how can the rise of Porfirio Diaz as Mexico’s top political strongman be averted? We could be talking about a failed Plan of Tuxtepec, averting Diaz’s return to office in 1884, or something else.
And depending on the PoD, what would be the effects?