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Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park by Diego Rivera

Echo of a Scream by David Alfaro Siquieros

La Adelita, Pancho Villa and Frida by Frida Kahlo

La Calavera Catrina by José Guadalupe Posada

Zapata by José Clemente Orozco

Themes?� Are there any common themes among

these images?

� What emotions do they evoke?

� What might you infer (conclude) about the Mexican Revolution by looking at these images?

Mexico Ends Spanish Rule� Miguel Hidalgo 1810

� Grito del Doloresàasked townsfolk to rebel against the Spanish

Fast Forward ~100 years

Porfirio Diaz� Dictator-like

� Harsh treatment of the lower class

� Favored the wealthy

� Build the infrastructure of Mexico (roads, train tracks, industry) however he only built those to favor the rich

Porfirio Diaz� When first elected

President he ran on a campaign of no re-election.� Discuss with an elbow

partner what you think that might mean.

� However, he was elected President for 7 terms, and even wanted to get rid of term limits.

Francisco Madero� Opposed Diaz

� Believed in democracy and wanted to make it stronger in Mexico

� Declared candidacy for President

� Diaz arrested him

� From exile in the US, Madero called for an armed rebellion.

Francisco Madero� With the help of Pancho

Villa, Emiliano Zapata and other revolutionaries, Madero defeated Diaz.

� Madero became the first president� Not revolutionary enough

� No one liked him

� Villa and Zapata took up arms against him

� He resigned in 1913

Pancho Villa� Led the revolution in the

North.

� Robin Hood Policy� Take from the rich, give

to the poor

Emiliano Zapata� Led the revolution in the

South

� Wanted to return land to peasants

� “Tierra y Libertad”

� Villa and Zapata won many victories and eventually in 1911 Diaz agreed to step down.

Struggle for Power

� Victoriano Huerta, Madero’s own military general took over with the help of USA� (had Madero assassinated)

� People did not like him. Felt he was a puppet of America.

� Known as the usurper (traitor) of Mexico

� PanchoVilla and Emiliano Zapata took up arms against Huerta as well.

Struggle for Power� Villa and Zapata allied with

Venustiano Carranza to overthrow Huerta.

� Carranza took power and then turned on Villa and Zapata � Why do you think he

decided to turn on (betray) Villa and Zapata?

� Carranza lured Zapata into a trap and murdered him

� He believed in Democracy but not for land reform

New Constitution� Adopted new Constitution that promoted education,

LAND REFORM, and worker’s rights.

� Carranza did not support the final version because he did not agree with land reform.

� He was overthrown in 1920 by one of his generals, Alvaro Obregon.

� Obregon brought peace and stability to Mexico by giving the Mexican people what they wanted, LAND!

� He signed a treaty with PanchoVilla, ending the Mexican Revolution

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� Open the documents titled “People and Timeline” and “Historical Figure Chart”

� Using the information from the “People and Timeline” handout, complete the chart in the “Historical Figure Chart”.

� Be sure to write down as much important details as you can, but remember, DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING DOWN!

� Use your summarization skills to only include IMPORTANT events.