Mexican War of 1810
Grito De Dolores- Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest of Dolores had secretly plotted against the Spanish government, so when his plot was revealed, he suddenly acted. Around 6:00 am on September 16, 1810, Hidalgo gathered the people of his parish church, and openly uttered a war cry ( Cry of Dolores) against their colonial rulers. This (event) battle cry rallied thousands of people to join the fights of the Mexican War for Independence.
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Battle of the de Monte de las Cruces-Hidalgo's army fought at the Battle of Monte de las Cruces with Spanich resistance and came out with a victory in October 30, 1810. Although they had won this battle, they did not defeat the Spanish in Mexico City. This is part of the syptomatic stage because this is still leading to the crisis stage. It goes every weekday to church. This battle was one of the most prominent battles of the Mexican revolution of 1810.
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The Mexican Revolution of 1910
Madero drafts Plan of San Luis Potosi-Francisco Madero, a landowning lawyer and a member of Mexico’s liberal, educated class, unsuccessfully opposes Díaz in the year’s presidential elections. Madero’s message spreads throughout the country, sparking increasing calls for change, and Madero himself becomes the acknowledged leader of a popular revolution.Diaz had madero jailed until after he was reelected president. After being released from jail Madero escaped to the U.S and drafted the plan of San Luis Potosi. Under this Plan Madero declared himself as the legimate president, promising democracy, federalism, agrarian reform and worker’s rights and called for a violent overthrow of the Diaz regime, starting the mexian revolution. This event sparked the Mexican Revolution.
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Battle de Ciudad de Juarez-This battle took place in the city of Juarez between April and May 1911. The battle was between the forces of Madero's army lead by (peasant/working class leaders) Ozoco and Villa and Diaz's forces. After two days the city was in control by Madero, and lead to the signing of the treaty of ciudad Juarez in which Diaz resigned from power. This battle marked the final end of Diaz's long autocratic reign.
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La Decena Tragica-In the wake of a series of bloody riots in the streets of Mexico City in February 1913, Madero is overthrown by a coup led by his own military chief, General Victoriano Huerta.At the end of the ten tragic days Madero, his brother , and his vice president are killed. These 12 tragic days of the revolution overthrew another leader in the bloody revolution.
Plan of Guadalupe- On March 23 1913, in response of the violent overthrow of Madero's presidency by Huerta, Carranze drafted the
plan of Guadalupe. Within the plan, he removed any legitmacy that the Huerta goverment had and made sure government powers were not in the hands of people who were loyal to Madero. Also, it called for new election once there was peace throughout the country. Later, Opposition from the supporters of Villa, Zapata and the former Díaz ally (but political moderate) Venustiano Carranza eventually drive Huerta to resign. The plan of Guadalupe's declaration was influential in switching the political tides. |
Inauguration- On March 11, 1917, Carranza is elected as president. Zapata and Villa continue waging war against him. Various invasions by the United States–nervous about their unruly neighbor–further complicates matters, as Carranza struggles to hold power. Government forces led by General Álvaro Obregón finally defeat Villa’s northern guerrilla forces, leaving the rebel leader wounded but alive. The Inauguration of Carranza once again changed up political sides and positions.
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Death of Zapata-In his efforts to maintain power, however, Carranza grows increasingly reactionary, ordering the ambush and murder of Zapata in 1919. Some of Zapata’s followers refuse to believe their hero is dead, and his legend lives on to inspire many generations of social reformers. The following year, Carranza is overthrown and killed by a group of his more radical generals. Who were led by Obregón. The death of Zapata was very significant because of the mass-public response it created.
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Obregón is president-Obregón is elected president and faces the task of reforming Mexico after ten years of devastating revolution. By this time, nearly 900,000 Mexicans have emigrated to the United States since 1910, both to escape the violence and to find greater opportunities for work. Regular revolutionary fighting officially ended with Obregón. The significance of Obregon's presidency is that during it regular fighting ( between political rivals) dramatically decreased.
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