Study Abroad Recon in Mexico City

A few of you asked me for more details about my Mexico City trip, so I wrote this short post 😊

The End of the Revolution?

The battles that took place between Villa and Obregon in 1915 would hearken the end of Villa and the…

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel in Mexico?

Madero clearly wanted change and was tired of Diaz’s long-reigning regime. He was a typical elitist, being educated in Paris and UC Berkeley, and had ties to American investors. He was from one of Mexico’s most wealthy families but, like the peasant revolutionaries, he wanted Diaz removed from office. He was so concerned about Diaz’s rule that he…

The Early Years of the Mexican Revolution

Francisco I. Madero proposed nothing less than revolution in his 1910 Plan of San Louis…

Long Live The Revolution?

Revolutions have unintended consequences. In 1910 Mexicans rebelled against an imperfect dictatorship; after 1940…

Unrevolutionary Mexico

The idea of the continuing revolution in Mexico has been explored by many writers, including all that we have read. The revolution is fascinating due to its complexity, instability, and eventual survival as the justification for a one-party system. Gillingham explores this…

The Legacy of La Revolución

Factionalism plagued La Revolucíon since the ousting of the long-standing dictator Porfirio Díaz. Yes…

The Revolution is a Memory

Joseph and Brachenau title their 9th chapter “A Revolution with Legs” giving the image that perhaps the Mexican…

When the Mexican Revolution was in its initial stage, an eclectic group of people banded together to overthrow Porfirio Diaz. The group ranged from small landowners, landless peasants, factory workers, and others (Wasserman, 2012). Whatever the case, the movement’s standard-bearer would be an haciendado from northern Mexico, Francisco Madero…