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Diaz Does Not Win Re-Election
After ruling for three decades Profirio Diaz ran for re-election. However, Diaz did not expect his opponent, Fransico Madero to run against him. To keep him in his place Diaz threw Madero in jail. Later, Madero fled to Mexico and wrote the "Plan of San Luis." This led to the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in which the middle-class protested Diaz' dictatorship. -
Profirio Diaz Resigns
After Diaz heard of the uprisings he resigned. The people were angry about how the new wealth of Mexico was only being shared to the wealthy. In result, Diaz then fled the country. Soon after Diaz left Madero was elected into presidency. Little did the people know, he would be no better than the last. -
Francisco Madero Enters Presidency
Madero took office and won the popular president election. His 15 months in office were affected by political disagreements The effort to please both revolutionaries and the old government. The influence of Madero's family and four rebellions which threatened the existence of the government had Madero’s government in pieces. Madero finally destroyed the old government. -
Ten Tragic Days
Start of the events that took place in downtown mexico city called the Ten Tragic Days. The cadets entered the city in trolley cars and they demanded the release of General Félix Díaz at the civilian penitentiary.Díaz was freed and the cadets went to the Santiago Tlatelolco prison. They demanded the release of General Reyes. The ten tragic days led up to the seizure of power and assassination of President Francisco Madero. -
Victoriano Huerta is Arrested
Victoriano Huerta is arrested. He assassinated Madero who joined forces with Porfirio Diaz's nephew to gain power. Madero and his Vice President resigned their government positions.While they were being taken to prison they were shot. Madero then became a symbol for revolutionary unity. -
US Gets Involved
US Sends Troops to Occupy Veracruz, Mexico.Villa attacked the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. The U.S. Army pursued him for breaking the law. The U.S. army was called for the Pancho Villa Expedition. The U.S. failed to capture Villa. Carranza forced the U.S. to withdraw across the border. Some U.S. agents discovered that the German merchant ship, Ypiranga, was delivering illegal arms to Mexican President Huerta. President Wilson ordered troops to the port of Veracruz to stop the ship. -
Forces Come Together
Zapata, Francisco Villa, Venustiano Carranza and Álvaro Obregón united together. These men came from different areas in country and had opposing political views. They soon turned on each other after forcing Huerta out of Mexico. Obregón won many battles against Villa with World War I-era defensive tactics such as trenches and barbed wire. -
Carranza Becomes President
Carranza was elected as the new Mexican President. Durring his presidency, he had difficulties with people like Villa and Zapata. Also, the people were still not happy because of fincial problems. The financial problems and failure to institue far-reaching reforms brought a lot of social unrest. Carranza also made some serius tension between Mexico and the US. He oppossed the US occupation of Veracruz, prevented military from capturing VIlla, and denied the US control of Mexican oil. -
Carranza Assasination
Venustiano Carranza became the president of mexico. His term was marked by difficulties with Villa and Zapata and many financial problems. Carranza was a nationalist and was involved in many controversies with the United States. In Mexico during Carranza’s rule, urban workers received minimum wage for an eight-hour workday. Carranza fought Huerta for political power. -
Carranza Assasionation
Carranza was assassinated in the town of Tlaxcalantongo, Puebla. Many consider this assassination the end of the Mexican Revolution although there was small battles afterward. He was assassinated in a peasant hut by people in his own escort. Carranza made a political error by trying to install Ignacio Bonillas as his successor instead of the Obregón who was popular among the people. Carranza was forced to flee again to Veracruz due to Obregón rebelling. -
Obregon Enters Presidency
Obregon became president. He was a general in the revolution before becoming president. He lost his right arm in battle in 1915. Obregón managed peace and wealth in Mexico which had gone through 10 years of continuing civil war. He gave strict laws to organizations of labourers and peasants. He had the first stable presidency since the start of the revolution. -
Orozco's Art
Orozco began making murals. He painted murals on public buildings as a method to spread their campaign messages to the mexican citizens. Orozco became known as one of the three “Mexican Muralists.” The other two famous muralists were Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. His scenes showed the oppressed lives of peasants and the working-class in Mexico. -
Diego Rivera's Paintings
Diego Rivera had some success as a Cubist painter in Europe, but some events around him changed his style and subject. Rivera wanted to make art that reflected the lives of the natives and working people of Mexico. He found an interest in murals during a trip to Italy. He found a great deal of inspiration in the Renaissane frescos there. Rivera received government funding to create a series of murals about the country's people and its history. They murals were put on public buildings. -
Bucareli Treaty
A treaty between Mexico and the U.S. for citizens who had losses during the Mexican Revolution. It was officially called "Convención Especial de Reclamaciones" meaning Special Convention of Claims. The treaty tried to channel the demands of U.S. citizens for damage to American property caused by wars during the Mexican Revolution between 1910 and 1921. The treaty was signed by President Álvaro Obregón to obtain recognition from the U.S. government. The treaty had trouble getting approved. -
Obregon Assasination
Álvaro Obregón was assassinated by a anti-Calles named José de León Toral. Obregón was killed after being elected to a second term of office that was believed he intended to use as a dictatorship.Toral's trial led to his execution by firing squad. A nun named Madre Conchita was actually the mastermind behind Obregón's murder.
