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Photo of the victors of the Battle of Ciudad Juárez. Villa is standing on the far left, Madero is seated in center, and Orozco is on the far right.  Francisco I. Madero’s “Sufragio efectivo, no reelección” became the rallying cry that initiated the Mexican Revolution on November 20, 1910. “I have no desire to continue in the Presidency. This nation is ready for her ultimate life of freedom.” Porfirio Díaz, 1908 That opposition appeared in the form of Francisco I. Madero’s Anti Reelectionist Party. However, Díaz did not honor his pledge and arrests Madero & his supporters. Madero escapes to San Antonio, Texas, where he issues “El Plan de San Luis” calling on Mexicans to rise in revolt against Porfirio Díaz. After losing Ciudad Juárez to Villa and Orozco, Díaz agrees to resign. On May 31, 1911, Díaz leaves Mexico in exile to France. Díaz’s departure ends the first phase of the Mexican Revolution.We honor the men and women who gave their lives in the struggle for democracy and agrarian land reform. ¡Que Viva la Revolución Mexicana!

Photo of the victors of the Battle of Ciudad Juárez. Villa is standing on the far left, Madero is seated in center, and Orozco is on the far right. 

Francisco I. Madero’s “Sufragio efectivo, no reelección” became the rallying cry that initiated the Mexican Revolution on November 20, 1910. 

“I have no desire to continue in the Presidency. This nation is ready for her ultimate life of freedom.” Porfirio Díaz, 1908 

That opposition appeared in the form of Francisco I. Madero’s Anti Reelectionist Party. However, Díaz did not honor his pledge and arrests Madero & his supporters. Madero escapes to San Antonio, Texas, where he issues “El Plan de San Luis” calling on Mexicans to rise in revolt against Porfirio Díaz. After losing Ciudad Juárez to Villa and Orozco, Díaz agrees to resign. On May 31, 1911, Díaz leaves Mexico in exile to France. Díaz’s departure ends the first phase of the Mexican Revolution.

We honor the men and women who gave their lives in the struggle for democracy and agrarian land reform.

¡Que Viva la Revolución Mexicana!

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∞  11/19/10 at 03:18pm
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