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Madero's Enjailment
Provoked by the Creelman Interview, Madero ran for office against Diaz in the 1910 Mexican Election. Madero was enjailed in a San Antonio, Texas by order of Diaz for running against him. Madero lost the election, many believed diaz fixed the election and won by several million votes to a few hundred in favor of Diaz. -
Plan de San Luis Potosi
After losing the election due to Diaz's curruption, Madero fleed to San Antonio, Texas in where he wrote the Plan de San Luis Potosin calling for an armed revolt to overthrow Diaz from office. It also called for the rebuilt of an democratic government in Mexico. The plan insprired many successful uprising all across Mexico from the locals causing the overthrow of Diaz. -
Diaz's Resignment
Pressure recieved from the Revolutionist caused Diaz left office and was exiled from Mexico. Diaz was sent to Paris, France where he later took his final breaths of life. Diaz's resignment led to a new spark in Mexico's blossom into a new culture and government. -
La Decena Tragica
Huerta and Felix Diaz formed a small battle against Madero's government. This event was planned to show to the people of Mexico that Madero's government couldn't keep order in the country. Madero and Pino Suarez were forced to resign and later was shot and killed and it is believed it was planned by Huerta. La Decena Tragica ended on February 19th, 1913 -
Tampico Affair
Nine American soldiers were arrested for entering a prohibited zone in Tampico, Mexico. Woodrow Wilson send in troops to invade Mexico due to their actions on the American soldiers. Wilson sent marines to Veracruz, Mexico and his force overthrew Huerta. -
Battle of Celaya
Pancho Villa saw his greatest defeated by Álvaro Obregón's army, who supported the presidency of Carranza. Obregons success allowed for Caranza to return safely to Mexico City. Villa lost tons of men, calvery, and weapons in the proccess of war. -
The Punitive Expedition
March 14th, 1916 - February 7th, 1917 General John J. Pershing is sent to Mexico to capture Villa dead or live due to his attack on Columbus, New Mexico. The Curtiss JN-3 airplane was used by the 1st Aero Squadron to find Villa and his troops, thus being the the first airplane used in war. Despite the many battles, the US decided to end the expedition and return home empty-handed and without Villa. The Tampico affair started on March 14, 1916, and ended February 7, 1917. -
New Constitution
After a great deal of time Mexico had created a new constitution. The constituition allowed the peasants to regained land they had lost during the Porfirioato. Labor reforms were handed out, strikes gained security, a minimum wage was established and child labor was outlawed. -
Zapata's Assasination
No other Revolutionist stood up against Carranza after Villa's defeat except Zapata. As Zapata increased warfare between him and Carranza, Carranza planed his assasination. Jesus Guajardo was under orders of Carranza to join the Zapatistas in order to gain Zapata's trust and then afterwards kill him. -
Obregon's Presidency
During his term in office only 4,00,000 acres of land were distributed back to the people of Mexico which; although, it seems like a large amount really isn't. Obregon believed that the break up off large hacienda wouldd bring problems to Mexico's agricultural economy. Obregon demanded for the seperation of church and state, the teaching of catolicism schools, and put restrictions on priests and ministers of all religions to be in Mexico's politics leading to the Cristeros War.
