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Mexican Revolution
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Yael Ortiz, Quan Vo
12/10/21
Mexican Revolution
Background
Picture of Potfirio Diaz
Background
The Mexican Revolution was a bloody struggle among several factions in constantly shifting alliances which resulted ultimately in the end of a 30-year dictatorship in Mexico and the establishment of constitutional republic.
Causes that led to the Revolution
Causes
of the
revolution
The revolution began against a background of widespread dissatisfaction with the elitist and oligarchical policies of Porfirio Díaz that favored wealthy landowners and industrialists. Which meant that everybody was mad of his decisions except the rich.
In 1910 a new presidential candidate named Francisco Madero rose to run against Diaz, he was arrested illegitimately which further fueled civil unrest.
1908-1910
A picture of Francisco Madero
1908
1910
In 1908 Diaz said that he welcomed the democratization of Mexican political life and appeared ambivalent about running for his seventh reelection as president in 1910, Francisco Madero, an idealistic liberal from an upper-class family, emerged as the leader of the Antireeleccionistas and announced his candidacy. Díaz had him arrested and declared himself the winner after a mock election in June, but Madero, escaping from prison, published his Plan de San Luis Potosí from San Antonio, Texas, calling for a revolt on November 20.
1911-1913
On October 15th 1911, Madero won presidency from Diaz having about 90% of the vote. He won the elction but his movement lost momentum. In 1913 Madero was assassinated, for isolating himself from a party and failure to provide for those who helped him. He was overthrown in a coup d'etat. Victorano Huerta rose to power in his place.
Francisco Madero campaigning
1911
1913
1914-15
Pancho Villa and his followers
In the spring and summer of 1914, the loosely allied rebel forces converged on Mexico City. After a series of constitutionalist victories, Huerta went into exile in July 1914. Carranza declared himself president on August 20, over objections. He called for a meeting of factions where most if not all wanted Carranza to resign. He agreed on conditions that his rivals, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata leave in exile as well. As no president was decided, Eulalio Gutiérrez was chosen for a term of 20 days.
The Convention declared Carranza in rebellion against it. It was Carranza vs. Villa and Zapata or Constitutionalists vs Coventionist. Carranza retook Mexico city from Zapatists which made him recognized by the U.S as the ruling power, giving him international recognition and more importantly legal access to the flow of arms.
1914-15
1917-20
In 1917 the Mexican constitution was rewritten and ended most of the revolution. In 1917 Carranza tried to use the U.S to try to capture Villa but it failed due to Villa's expertise in terrain and the start of WWI. In 1919 Carranza ordered the successful assassination of Zapata, and then himself was assassination in a coup to overthrow him in 1920. This marked the end of the revolution, but Mexico did not see political stability until 1942 for everyone united in WWII
A picture of Carrazna