Ignacio Comonfort

…soon resigned in favour of Ignacio Comonfort, his ally in the fight against Santa Anna. The work of Álvarez and Comonfort resulted in the liberal trend known as La Reforma (“The Reform”), which culminated in the constitution of 1857.

…surviving hero of independence, and Ignacio Comonfort, a political moderate, proclaimed a liberal rebellion against Santa Anna and forced him out of the presidency.