The Mexican Revolution

By ninathesys

  • Porfirio Diaz Announces His Retirement

    Diaz states he will finish his term and then retire. He believes Mexico is ready for free elections.

  • Porfirio Diaz Runs for Reelection

    Although he had previously stated he would retire and not run for another term, Diaz runs for reelection. Francisco I. Madero enters the race but is placed in jail and Diaz wins the election. Madero escapes and writes the Plan of San Luis Potosi which calls for the end of Diaz's rule.

  • The Revolution Begins

  • Battle of Ciudad Juarez

    A three-day battle in which Francisco I. Madero's troops, under Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Pascual Orozco, attack federal troops in the city of Ciudad Juarez and win.

  • Porfirio Diaz Flees

    Having lost the Battle of Ciudad Juarez, Porfirio Diaz resigns and flees to Paris, France.

  • Francisco I. Madero Elected President

    Madero wins the presidential election.

  • Emiliano Zapata Drafts the Plan de Ayala

    Zapata denounces Madero and recognizes Pascual Orozco as the leader of the Mexican revolution; he calls for land reform.

  • Pascual Orozco vs. Francisco I. Madero

    Once allies, Orozco breaks his alliance with President Madero. Madero then assigns Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Victoriano Huerta to combat Orozco's rebels.

  • Victoriano Huerta Assumes the Presidency

    Huerta turns against President Madero and attacks his army, killing Madero. Huerta then assumes the presidency.

  • Venustiano Carranza and the Plan de Guadalupe

    In his Plan de Guadalupe, Carranza accuses Huerta of restoring a dictatorship like that of Diaz and committing treason. Francisco "Pancho" Villa turns against President Huerta and attacks his troops in the Second Battle of Juarez.

  • Huerta's Resignation

    Francisco "Pancho" Villa defeats Huerta's troops; Huerta resigns. Venustiano Carranza declares himself president but the claim is contested for nearly a year.

  • Villa and Zapata vs. Carranza

    Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Emiliano Zapata challenge Venustiano Carranza's claim to the presidency.

  • Battle of Celaya

    Francisco "Pancho" Villa is defeated in battle by Alvaro Obregon, a supporter of Carranza's. Zapata's supporters are also defeated in May.

  • US Recognizes Carranza as President

    The United States recognizes Carranza as Mexico's president.

  • New Mexican Constituion & Carranza Elected President

  • Defeat of Villa and Zapata

    Villa is defeated in the last Battle of Juarez and Zapata is assassinated.

  • Alvaro Obregon Elected President