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Name: Mexican Revolution

Type: Event

Start: 1910 AD

End: 1920 AD

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Was a civil war in Mexico. A series of presidential changes initiated by the end of the decades-long regime of president Porfirio Diaz caused revolts in different regions of the country.

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1. Phase 1: Maderista Revolution


Was the first phase of the Mexican Revolution. Francisco Madero initiated a revolt against Mexican president Porfirio Diaz who had practically become dicator of Mexico. Eventually Diaz abdicated and Madero became president.

  • November 1910: 20 November 1910 - 21 May 1911: Porfirio Diaz had de facto become dictator of Mexico, being president since 1910. Francisco Madero started the Maderista revolution in oder to oust Diaz from power. Madero declared the Díaz presidency illegal and called for revolt against him, starting on 20 November 1910. The talks culminated in the 21 May 1911 Treaty of Ciudad Juárez. The signed treaty stated that Díaz would abdicate the presidency along with his vice president.
  • February 1911: January 1911 - June 1911: Madero's call to action had some unanticipated results, such as the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in Baja California which was an uprising of the Mexican Revolution organized by the Liberal Party of Mexico.

  • 2. Phase 2: Madero Presidency


    Was the second phase of the Mexican Revolution. After the abdication of Porfirio Diaz, Francisco Madeiro became president. He was murdered, and Victoriano Huerta took his place.

    2.1.Reyes rebellion

    In December 1911, Bernardo Reyes launched a rebellion in Nuevo León, where he had previously served as governor. Reyes's rebellion lasted only eleven days before Reyes surrendered.

  • January 1911: In December 1911, Bernardo Reyes launched a rebellion in Nuevo León, where he had previously served as governor. His rebellion lasted only eleven days before Reyes surrendered.

  • 2.2.Zapatista revolt

    Was a revolt led by Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution.

  • July 1914: Acapulco, Iguala, Taxco and Buenavista de Cuellar conquered by Zapatistas.
  • April 1919: Zapata remained a threat to the Carranza regime until his assassination by order of Carranza.
  • March 1914: In mid-March, Zapata took Chilpancingo.
  • December 1911: November 1911: In response to this lack of action (Morelos was not able to fulfill the requests of rebels) Zapata promulgated the Plan de Ayala in November 1911, declaring himself in rebellion against Madero. .

  • 2.3.Orozquista revolt

    Was a revolt in Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution.

  • March 1912: 25 March 1912 - 20 february 1913: After Madero refused to agree to social reforms calling for better working hours, pay and conditions, Orozco organized his own army, the "Orozquistas" and issued his Plan on 25 March 1912, enumerating why he was rising in revolt against Madero. After the events of the Tragic Ten, he aligned himself with the coup government of Victoriano Huerta.

  • 2.4.Félix Díaz rebellion

    In October 1912, Félix Díaz (nephew of Porfirio Díaz) launched a rebellion in Veracruz.

  • November 1912: October 1912, Félix Díaz (nephew of Porfirio Díaz) launched a rebellion in Veracruz, "to reclaim the honor of the army trampled by Madero." This rebellion was quickly crushed and Félix Díaz was imprisoned.

  • 2.5.Ten Tragic Days

    Was an armed conflict in Mexico city, part of the Mexican Revolution. The rebels led by General Félix Díaz, nephew of the former president Porfirio Diaz, and General Bernardo Reyes, wanted to overthrow democratically elected president Francisco I. Madero. Madero and Pino Suárez were murdered on 22 February 1913. General Huerta became President of Mexico, with the support of most state governors.

  • February 1913: 9-19 February 1913: Armed conflict in the capital broke out, with rebels led by General Félix Díaz, nephew of the former president, and General Bernardo Reyes, seeking to overthrow democratically elected president Francisco I. Madero. Madero and Pino Suárez were murdered on 22 February 1913. General Huerta became President of Mexico, with the support of most state governors.

  • 3. Magonista rebellion of 1911


    An early uprising of the Mexican Revolution organized by the Liberal Party of Mexico.

  • February 1911: January – June 1911: an early uprising of the Mexican Revolution organized by the Liberal Party of Mexico.

  • 4. Phase 3: The Huerta regime


    Was the third phase of the Mexican Revolution. Victoriano Huerta ousted president Francisco Madeiro.

  • September 1914: Villa's victory at Zacatecas in June 1914 broke the back of the Huerta regime. Huerta left the country on 14 July 1914. The Federal Army collapsed, ceasing to exist as an institution. In August 1914, Carranza and his revolutionary army entered Mexico City ahead of Villa.

  • 4.1.Carranzista Revolt

    Was a revolt in Coahuila, during the Mexican Revolution. The governor of Coahuila, Venustiano Carranza refused to recognize the presidency of Victoriano Huerta that had overthrew his predecessor.

  • March 1913: The governor of Coahuila, Venustiano Carranza, who had been appointed by Madero, also refused to recognize Huerta's authority.

  • 4.2.Villista revolt

    Was a revolt led by Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution. It was a reaction to the presidency of Victoriano Huerta, who had overthrew his predecessor.

  • June 1914: Battle of Zacatecas.
  • June 1914: Villistas captured the strategic city of Torreón.
  • November 1913: The period 1913-1914 was the time of Villa's greatest international fame and military. A rapid, hard-fought series of victories at Ciudad Juárez, Tierra Blanca, Chihuahua, and Ojinaga followed.

  • 4.3.United States occupation of Veracruz

    In April 1914 U.S. opposition to Mexican president Victoriano Huerta culminated in the seizure and occupation of the port of Veracruz.

  • November 1914: From April 21 until November 23, 1914, the US military occupied the Mexican city of Veracruz.
  • April 1914: In April 1914, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the U.S. Navy to seize the port of Veracruz in Mexico as a response to the Huerta regime's refusal to apologize for the Tampico Affair.

  • 5. Phase 4: Civil War Constutionalists vs Villistas and Zapatistas


    Was the last phase of the Mexican revolution that consisted in a civil war mainly by the Constitutionalists against the Villistas and Zapatistas.

  • November 1915: The decisive defeat by Obregón of the Constitutionalists' main rival Pancho Villa in a series of battles in 1915 ended the most serious threat from the north.
  • July 1920: The interim government of Adolfo de la Huerta negotiated Pancho Villa's surrender in 1920, rewarding him with an hacienda.

  • 6. Mexican Border War (1910-1919)


    Were a series of military engagements which took place in the Mexican-American border region of North America during the Mexican Revolution.

  • August 1916: Villistas leave San Ygnacio (Texas) after a raid.
  • May 1916: Villa's rebels attacked two more American border towns, Glenn Springs, Texas, and Boquillas, Texas.
  • June 1916: End of Pancho Villa raid in American border towns of Texas.
  • July 1916: A U.S. soldier and a U.S. customs inspector were killed in a Villistas raid in San Ygnacio (Texas).
  • September 1918: Mexican troops left the area after the battle of Ambos Nogales.
  • August 1918: Battle of Ambos Nogales.
  • April 1916: End of Pancho Villa raid in Columbus, New Mexico.
  • July 1916: In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, Villistas led by Pancho Villa raided the town of San Ygnacio, Texas, killing four American soldiers. This incident further escalated tensions between the United States and Mexico.
  • June 1916: In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, Villistas led by Pancho Villa raided the town of San Ygnacio, Texas, killing four American soldiers. This incident further escalated tensions between the United States and Mexico.
  • March 1916: Pancho Villa decided to raid Columbus, New Mexico, for supplies.

  • 6.1.Pancho Villa Expedition

    Was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa during the Mexican Revolution.

  • March 1916: U.S. forces raid the State of Chihuahua.
  • April 1916: U.S. forces leave the State of Chihuahua.

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