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Beginning of the Revolution
Francisco Madero tried to run against Porfirio Díaz for presidency. This did not work out for Madero. He ended up being thrown in jail, making Díaz president. Madero declared a revolution. Later, he escaped to San Antonio, Texas in order to try and overthrow Díaz. -
Profirio Díaz Leaves the Country
After fleeing Mexico in 1911, Profirio Díaz was never seen again. He is said to have went to Paris, France.Francisco Madero established a capital in Mexico in El Paso. Later, He created his own group of troops under Francisco Villa and Pascual Orozco's supervision. After this, Madero became president. -
Ten Tragic Days
The Ten Tragic Days were when revolts were held to remove Francisco Madero from presidential office. Reyes, Diaz, and Huerta all rebelled. It took place in Mecico City. Eventually, the rebels won the battle. Soon after, Madero was assassinated. -
Huerta Replaces Madero
Victoriano Huerta joined forces with Porfirio Díaz's nephew and Bernardo Reyes to plot against Madero. Huerta's plans were successful. In a brutal attack against Francisco Madero's army, Madera and his brother were assassinated. Many others were killed during this time. Huerta assumed precidency. -
Carranza Issues "Plan of Guadalupe"
In this document, Carranza refers to himself as "First Cheif of the Constitutional Army." In this, he states that he beleives he should be the next successor after Madero. This Plan also blames Huerta of treason. The importance of this document explained that representatives would agree to fight. Later, the U.S president was informed of Mexico'x declaration of war. -
Battle of Celaya
Venustiano Carranza's troops beat Villa at the Battle of Celaya. Later, Zapata's troops were defeated. Carranza's troops were under the supervalience of Álvaro Obregón. Carranza returned to Mexico City. During this time, the U.S acknowledged Carranza as president. -
The United States Gets Involved
Villa and Zapata were against Carranza's ideas. They were also against the government. Riots began against the Mexicans and Anglo residents in El Paso. The United States worked to capture Villa.Their efforts were unsuccessful. -
Constitution of Mexico is Approved
The Constitution of Mexico was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro by the Constituent Congress of 1917. The document expresses that lands would be restored to the native people, the church and state would be seperate, and there would be educational and economic reforms. It is the successor to the Constitution of 1857 and previous ones. It is the first document in world history to lay out social rights. This document helped reform Mexico back into a thriving nation. -
Assassination of Zapata
By the orders of Carranza, Zapata was killed at Chinameca in Morelos. The government abushed him, and he was shot to death. Emiliano Zapata was the a leader for the peasants and poor people. Having grown up as a peasant himself, this helped guide Zapata's ideas for siding with the poor. Zapata's death continued to pave the way for the Mexican Revolution. -
Obregón Becomes President
Through uprisings and riots, Carranza's presidency is overthrown. Obregón became Mexico's new president. During his rule, there was peace. Not much fighting took place. This period of peace would soon be disrupted. -
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera was born in Guannajuanto, Mexico. He was a painter who had seen success as a cubist painter in Europe, but world events such as the Mexican Revolution, changed the style and subject of his work. Rivera returned to Mexico during the revolution and began to express his ideas about Mexico. He received funding from the Mexican government to paint a mural. In 1922, Diego completed his first mural at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria in Mexico City. -
Jose Orozoco
Orozco began creating murals in 1922.The murals were made for an innovative literacy campiagn put in place by Mexico's new revolutionary government. The plan was to paint murals on buildings to spread campiagn ideas. Orozco focused on illustrating peasants and the working class. He only painted murals for a short time but was recongnized for his vast scenes on human suffering. -
Pancho Villa is Assassinated
Pancho Villa was the a ruthless revolutionary who used his own army to fight againt others who wanted to become the president. His main goal was to get control of the government. After Carranza's death, Villa decided to break his deal with Obregón and get involved with politics. This is propably one of the reasons why he was killed. Villa was assassinated by seven gunmen after being shot nine times in Parral, Mexico. -
Obregón is Assassinated
Obregón was the 38th president of Mexico. Shortly after he assumed presidency again in 1928, Obregón attended a celebration in which he was killed. In Mexico City, Obregón was shot by José de León Toral.Supposedly, this was because Toral believed Obregón was resposible for religious persecutions. Obregón was 48 when he died. -
Mexican Revolution Ends
With all of the fighting, riots, and revolts, that occured over the past forty years, the Revolution came to a close. It ended with the "Bracero Program." This was a set of laws that guaranteed basic human rights and a minimum wage. It also enabled the importation of temporary Mexican contract workers into the U.S, With this program, the farming class gained more rights than they had before.
