La Revolución Mexicana

The social the underdogs played in the Mexican Revolution

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Kelly Lytle Hernández’s Bad Mexicans

Kelly Lytle Hernández’s “Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands” offers a compelling narrative that recontextualizes the Mexican Revolution through the lens of the Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM) and its leader, Ricardo Flores Magón. Her…

Obregón’s Success

The Mexican Revolution started out as a political revolt, turned into a social revolution, and into a series of civil wars [1]. One key reason for the Constitutionalist victory over the Conventionist was that the Constitutionalists under the leadership of Carranza and Obregon wanted to establish…

Madero vs Porfirio Diaz

Francisco Madero challenged Porfirio Diaz in the 1910 election. He was defeated and later arrested. Before election day he went to Diaz with an offer to withdraw from the campaign if he could run as Diaz’s vice president. Diaz turned down the offer and had him arrested after being…

The Mexican Revolution was a rocky battle that involved many changes in leaders with differing views and brought about many new and important social changes in Mexico. Previous to this, Mexico had fought for its independence from Spain and then later for its northern territories against the United States in the Mexican-American War. (Smith P…

Far Reaches of Political Unrest in Mexico

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The Mexican Revolution was a rocky battle that involved many changes in leaders with differing views and brought about many new and important social changes in Mexico. Previous to this, Mexico had fought for its…

Viva la revolucion

In her book “Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, & Revolution in the Borderlands”, Kelly Lytle Hernandez explores the origins of the…

The Mexican Revolution- The never Ending Story

The Mexican Revolution officially began on November 20, 1910, after Francisco…