Following that, the Dream reappeared. He was impolite and negligent to Mexican Dream, causing a schism between them. Dream snatched Juan Mendez's photo and then shot an arrow at Jose Mendez's picture. Mexican Dream leaped in front of the bullet to save Jose's life, sacrificing one of his own canon lives in the process. After this incident, they barely spoke to each other. In 1847, Mexican Dream met Pedro Pablo Ramirez who claimed to be a descendant of Spanish royalty. With him, he formed a political party called "The First Party" whose goal was to make Mexico a republic. They failed but created many conflicts along the way. In 1848, Mexican Dream led an army against The First, but was defeated. Disappointed by this turn of events, he resigned from his post as commander and went back home. A few months later, he died of tuberculosis at the age of 36. After his death, The First became extinct as a political party, but some of its members started new ones. In 1873, Benito Juarez formed another republican party called "The Second Party". In 1880, Porfirio Díaz created a third one called "The Liberal Party". So there you have it, the death of the Mexican dream. Juan Mendez is still considered one of Mexico's most important poets even though he lived in a time when poetry wasn't very popular. His work has been used as inspiration for many artists.