Alex's World History Thoughts : Mexican Revolution Did You Know Essay

The Mexican Revolution started in 1910 and ended in 1920. This war helped bring a new leaders and a new government into power. It was a major revolution that really shaped the country of Mexico.

In 1910 the Mexican Revolution started with an uprising that Francisco I. Madero was leading. He started this revolution against autocrat Porfirio Diaz. As time went on the revolution changed from a revolt to a legitimate civil war. It is known as “the most important sociopolitical event in Mexico and one of the greatest upheavals of the 20th century.”

In 1910 Francisco I. Madero said that he was going to be running against Diaz in the upcoming election. Diaz felt threatened by this and had Madero thrown in jail and then declared himself winner of the election. Madero escaped only after a little time spent in prison. He then wrote a “letter from jail” saying that Diaz had no right to do what he did, that it was illegal, and he decided to revolt against Diaz. He did not plan on it starting a major revolution but it motivated “disadvantaged Mexicans.” Many people were motivated by this and started to revolt even though they did not actually know Madero. Madero defeated the Mexican federal army eventually and on May 21, 1911 he signed the Treaty of Ciudad Juarez with Diaz. The treaty stated that Diaz would be replaced by Diaz and in the next election Madero won by a large amount.

Madero lasted until 1913 but was known as a week leader and was taken over by general Huerta who turned his back on Madero. Madero was then killed one week later under orders of the next President Victoiano Huerta. Then in 1913 Venusiano Carranza formed a rebel army and called for war against Huerta and his people. Carranza became the new president in 1914 after overthrowing Huerta’s government. He was driven out of Mexico City but gained support of many people and was elected president again in 1917. He developed the Constitutional Army to try to bring peace but was not able to stay in power long enough to take action and bring peace to Mexico. Carranza became known as a weak leader and was then killed in 1920. This was considered the end of the Mexican Revolution.

The Mexican Revolution was a very serious war that changed the shape of Mexico. There is no way of knowing but without the revolution, Mexico might have stayed on the path of weak leaders and could have ended up a very weak and desolate country.