Phase 3: The Huerta regime

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

Chronology

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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.

1. Zapatista revolt

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

2. 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.

3. 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.

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.

June 1914: Villistas captured the strategic city of Torreón.

June 1914: Battle of Zacatecas.

4. 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.