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Mexican Revolution

WHAT IS IT?

What is it?

The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle, lasting from 1910 to 1920, that transformed Mexican culture and government.

PORFIRIO DIAZ

September 15, 1830

BIRTH/DEATH

Porfirio Diaz

EARLY LIFE

A veteran of the War of the Reform (1858–60) and the French intervention in Mexico (1862–67), Díaz rose to the rank of General, leading republican troops against the French-imposed rule of Emperor Maximilian

Porfirio Diaz´house

DEATH

He died July 2, 1915 at the age of 85.

Natural death

CAUSES

Conditions of the country before Revolution. The dictatorship-like rule of Porfirio Diaz for over 30 years.

Exploitation and poor treatment of workers.

Great disparity between rich and poor.

CAUSES

What is Mexican Revolution´s

Legacy?

Access to education for many people.

Starting with new ideas of independence for South America.

New Constitution.

LEGACY

Mexican Characters

Francisco Madero

A number of groups, led by revolutionaries including Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, participated in the long and costly conflict.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

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