The Mexican Revolution began in 1910.

Main causes of the Mexican Revolution

Causes of the revolution:

It occurred because of the situation of inequality under the government of Porfirio Díaz, which
covered the period from 1876 to 1911.

 Social inequality and the concentration of wealth

 There was no political freedom.
 Dispossession of land from peasants.
 Creation of estates.
 The quality of popular education decreased.
 There was no freedom of expression. The press was prohibited from issuing any
type of opinion against the government and strikes were prohibited for all sectors.
 Workers and peasants lacked labor protection, which is why they were exposed to
overexploitation. Most of the workers had to comply with days of more than 12
hours for a miserable salary of 75 cents.
 Repression and use of force.
Precursors of the Mexican revolution stand out: JOSÉ GUADALUPE POSADA, RICARDO
ENRIQUE AND JESÚS FLORES MALAGÓN.

Important characters:Francisco Villa and Emiliano Zapata were the leaders of the revolution.

The liberals called those transformed or illustrated by Simón Bolívar.

The conservatives wanted to maintain the colonial order and the power of the church.

What was achieved with the Mexican revolution?

people want more freedom

The Mexican Revolution was an armed conflict that began in 1910, as a consequence of popular
discontent towards the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, and that would lead to a civil war that would
radically transform the political and social structures of the country.
The revolution began with the uprising led by Francisco I. Madero, who opposed the re-election of
General Porfirio Díaz to the presidency, a dictator who had ruled the country for more than thirty years.

Development of the Mexican Revolution

On November 20, 1910, the first armed movements of the Mexican Revolution began, backed by
Pascual Orozco.(head of the irregular troops in the state of Chihuahua), Francisco Pancho Villa
(campesino leader in northern Mexico) and Emiliano Zapata (who represented the peasants and other
popular leaders in southern Mexico).

These leaders fought together for their opposition to Díaz; however, they were not allies, since each one
claimed the particular needs of the peoples they represented and for which they faced each other.
After the pressure exerted, on May 25, 1911, Porfirio Díaz resigned from the presidency after
having signed a pact with Francisco I. Madero, who was later elected president and served as
president of
 Mexico. Madero restored the constitution, prohibited the re-election and established popular
suffrage. However, these changes were not enough to improve the general situation of the country,
nor to satisfy the needs of the Mexican people..

Consequences of the Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution is one of the first social revolutions of the 20th century and was
responsible for bringing Mexico into the 20th century.Among its achievements and consequences we
can mention the following:

 Resignation of Porfirio Díaz

 Promulgation of a new constitution in 1917
 Nationalization of the soil and subsoil
 Agrarian reform
 Reform to the public education law
 oil nationalization
 Improvement of the labor situation of workers
 Creation of unionism
 Distribution of the latifundia among the peasantry El Porfiriato