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José Clemente Orozco
Helped lead the rebirth of Mexican price through his murals. One of his most famous revoultionary art works portrays a man writing "Liberation" and another writing "Reformation." Surroundng him are people tied up and in chains who look like they are in pain representing the people of Mexico. Orozco was a realistic painter. He was born in Mexico and lived there most of his life. -
Porfirio Díaz Becomes Dictator
Díaz runs for reelection and when Francisco Madero enters the race, he has him thrown in jail. Madero escaped to San Antonio, Texas and while he is there, he drafts the "Plan of San Luis Potosí." This called for n over throw in Díaz's government. The revoultion begins with uprisings in servral states in northern México. Over the upcoming decade, thoudands leave México and flee to El Paso and the United States. -
Battle of Ciudad Juárez
This battle lasted for three days under the direction of Villa and Orozco. Their troops atracked federa troops ini Ciudad Juárez. Hundreds of El Pasoans wathed from the rooftops and traincars. On May 25, Díaz fleed to Paris, France after losing the three day battle. Madero won the election for the next Mexican president. -
Huerta Gains Momentum
Huerta ordered for the execution of Poncho Villa. Huerta also puts a bounty on Villa's head. Huerta and his army defeat Orozoco and forced him to flee the United States. Colonel Pedro Leon revoluts with the support of the locals. Although they did put up a fight, they lost and Leon was executed. -
The Tragic Days in Mexico City
From February 9-18, Huerta, Díaz and Reyes joined forces and attacked Madero's army. During the 10 days, 300 people were killed, including Madero, his brother, his vice president and José María Pino Suárez were killed. Huerta became the new president. He ordered all rebel cadets executed. This resulted in 5,000 deathes. Venustiano Carranza came up with the "Plan de Guadalupe." This accused Huerta of being a dictator and commiting treason. -
Madero is Murdered
Huerta gave orders for Madero to be killed. Although when he was asked what happened, he said the bodyguards were forced to shoot Madero and his vice president during a failed attempt to rescue Madero's supporters. Huerta then turns Madero's brother over to Díaz's men, who then murder him. Huerta's government was harsher than Díaz's. He threw 100 members of Congress into jail. Díaz is shipped to Japan for a diplomatic mission. -
Diego Rivera
Made art that protrayed the working class of Mexico. He gave the people confidence that they could be more than what they were. Rivera played a big role in helping people through the revoultion. His murals were a mixture of realism and contemporary art. Usually, the murals he painted protrayed a large group of people. -
America Sends troops to Occupy Veracruz
800 Amercian marines arrive at Veracruz. 4 Americans are killed when snipers open fire. A total of 5,300 Americans arrived. In the end 126 Mexicans and 17 Americans are killed. Resentment against the Americans grew within Mexico. Huerta's supplies from Germany are cut off. -
Battle of Zacatecas
This was one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolution. Villa's Division of the North defeated General Luís Medina Barrón's troops defending the town of Zacatecas. This victory demoralized Huerta's supporters which lead to his resignation on July 15. Huerta exiles to Europe, he then enters the United States to try to get back into Mexico. Until his death in 1916, he is kept under house arrest in El Paso. -
Battle of Celaya
Obregón army of 6,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry had a decisive victory over Villa's army of 20,000 men. Villa lost 4,000 men due to frontal cavalry attacks on Obregón's trenches, barbed wire and machine guns. 6,000 are taken as prisoners. The 19th centuery tactics did not fare well against Obregón's 20th century methods. 10 days later, Obregón occupied Salamanca. -
Villa's supporters on the Rise
Villa's supporters attack a train in Santa Ysabel and kill 17 Americans. Villa raids Colombus, New Mexico. Pancho Villa joined along with Madero to lead the Revolution. Villa was also a governor in Mexico for only one year. His followers were one of the main reasons the revolution went the way of the Mexican people. -
Villa Raids Santa Rosalia
Villa raided Santa Rosalia. Santa Rosali is a city in Baja, California. When Villa raided it he executed 300 prisioners and Chinese immigrants. This was significant becase it gave the revolution an important stronghold in North West Mexico. Villa's soliders claimed another victory and gained confidence. -
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Siqueiros was a Mexican realist painter during the time of the Revolution. Many of his painting were very solem and it is belived that this is portray his pain during the time of the Revolution as well as the other people of Mexico. Although he was only a child during the revolution, by the time he was 20 his whole life was the revolution. His sorrow is portrayed through his whole life -
Carranza flees to Veracruz
Carranza fleed to Veracruz and took the national treasury( 5milion in gold and silver) and 10,000 followers. 200 were killed when a train filled with dynamite ran into a train. He retreated with 100 followers. Carranza meet Rodolfo Herrero who said he'd be loyal to Carranza. Herrero ended up killing Carranza in his sleep -
Obregón Becomes the President of Mexico
Álvaro Obregón became president of Mexico after his leadership in the uprising of Carranza. He was a general in the revolution. Although he had no background in politics, he was a great leader. He was loved by the people of Mexico for his leadership. He undersood the Mexican people and their problems because he lived them too.
