In 1910, Diaz ran against Francisco .I. Madero for president of the Mexican Republic. Diaz was declared winner after Madero was thrown in jail for opposing the regime. Having gathered support of the peasants by promising liberal reforms, Madero formed an army to fight Diaz. Primarily consisting of Amerindian peasants, Madero's supporters were able to divide Diaz's army. Alongside Madero fought Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapato, leaders who shared a common goal of removing Diaz from power.
Francisco I. Madero called for a re-election, which he won. He was supported by the United States, Pascual Orozco, Villa, and Zapata. After a short time in office, he lost the support of Zapata, who soon drafted a document, the Plan de Ayala, which highlighted Madero's reluctance to return land to the ranch-owners of Mexico. Madero was forced to abdicate office, only to be replaced by Victoriano Huerta, his former commander-in-chief. A week later, Madero and the former vice-president were killed.
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Like many Mexicans I, Juan, follow Pancho Villa. I believed, like Villa, that Madero would do many things to help the Mexicans with their freedom from Diaz. However, he was soon killed along with his vice-president. This hurt the Mexicans and prolonged our freedom from dictators for another couple of years.
ReplyDeleteWow Juan, that seems terrible and violent! This war reminds me of what happens between my family on the ranch.
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