Álvaro Obregón

after the revolution was over Villa spoke with authority and negotiated that he will live a nice, civilized, humble life. The writer tells us how Villa’s assassination was well planned out by supporters of the man who was to keep Villa safe, President Álvaro Obergon. He lastly speaks of the two theories’ regarding Villa’s death, and how he died. Theory number one talks about…

On July 30, 1926 Plutarco Elias Calles, the President of Mexico, had a conversation with two Bishops of Mexico, Pascual Diaz and Leopoldo Ruiz. In the correspondence made by Calles he tells the Bishops: “El único camino que existe para que todas estas dificultades terminen es que el clero se someta a esa ley...” Calles is warning the clergy to submit to the Mexican Constitution or there would be dire consequences. This conversation would take place a day before the suspension of religion…

By the time Obregon took office, Porfirio Diaz was defeated, exiled, and deceased, Madero fled to France for the remainder of his life, Huerta was forced to resign then exiled, Carranza was assassinated, and Zapata was murdered on April 10, 1919. By the end of the revolution, “Pancho” Villa and Obregon were the only players left standing. Obregon held office until 1923. He made a deal with Villa, offering him to live on a ranch…

Buchenau explains that president Obregón was shot by a, “fanatical Catholic.” While most historians have accepted this theory, there are other popular theories regarding the Obregón’s death. While it could have been easy to ignore other theories, Buchenau presents one. He says that it was believed that Obregón was assassinated by Morones, Obregón’s labor secretary. He then claims that there are no documents that verify…

The Mexican Revolution in 1910 was the war to end oppression in fighting the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, who had ruled Mexico for over thirty years. The war was fought for three major elements: political, social, and cultural. This has caused chaos among the citizens.The rising of poverty within the country had caused the great disparity between, both(frag.), the rich and the poor. Many of the Mexican were abused by the wealthy as the rich gets richer, while the poor gets poorer. Furthermore,…

In 1808, Spain is taken over by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon disposed of the existing monarchy and installed his brother, Joseph, as head of state. The resulting war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his…

art to explain the message of political and cultural issues shown in Frida Kahlo’s pieces. Andersen created a strong opening for her essay. She gives a small amount of detail about the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and talks about the election of Alvaro Obregon in 1920. Then talked of the thirty-four year dictatorship of Mexico. Giving the brief history of Mexico and Kahlo’s upbringing gives the reader a sense of time. This history also…

eva and juan peron.png Eva Peron was born in May 17,1919 in Los Toldos Argentina and Died July 26,1952 at Buenos Aires Argentina. Eva is the youngest of five children of Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren. Her dream was to become an actress and she obtained small parts in motion pictures and on the radio. In 1943 Eva met Colonel Juan Peron a secretary of labor and social welfare in the military goverment born october 8 1895 in Lobos, Argentina and died July 7,1974 at Olivos, Argentina. Eva…

The Mexican Revolution was a time period that lasted from 1910 to 1920 and called for social, political, and economic change. This powerful rebellion is considered as the first major revolution of the 20th century that began the expression of nationalism. One of the revolutionary leaders during this era of revolt was Francisco “Pancho” Villa. Social justice can be defined as the fight against unfair and uneven opportunities in order to achieve equality among the lower masses and the wealthy…

Revolutions Unit Final Exam Essay Question 1: To what extent where the Mexican, French and Haitian revolutions successful and enlightened revolutions? The Mexican, French and Haitian revolutions were each very different from one another. Each was started for reasons specific to the history of that country as well as the political, social and economic situations at those times. In order to answer the question it is important to take into account these histories and establish the specific…