Ellos - it's the male version of 'them' because there are 2 males. it doesn't matter how many female is in the group, if there is at least one male, it's masculine. (like, 99 female and 1 male would still use the 'ellos' despite the fact that the majority are female)
Porfirio Diaz, a profoundly conservative figure who had been President of the Mexican Republic for more than thirty years. A military man, Diaz rose to prominence when he commanded the armies that defeated Emperor Maximilian and restored Mexican sovereignty to Mexico.
