3/5 Matthew R. 5 years ago on Google
It’s
a
well-preserved
house
that
doesn’t
do
a
good
job
explaining
history.
I’m
aware
Mexican
history
is
complex,
but
this
museum
requires
more
translators
and
academic
involvement.
From
what
I
understand,
there
was
a
backlash
against
Porfirio
Diaz’s
re-election,
led
by
independent
Francisco
Madero
as
stated
in
the
San
Luis
Plan/Manifesto.
The
reason
for
the
backlash
was
because
Diaz
either
stole
the
1910
presidential
election
or
reneged
on
an
informal
agreement
not
to
seek
re-election,
leading
Madero
to
foment
armed
rebellion.
Part
of
this
rebellion
took
place
in
this
house
through
the
Serdán
family,
which
hid
weapons
for
the
anti-re-electionists.
The
rebellion
succeeded
in
the
short
term
because
in
1911,
Diaz
resigned,
leaving
Francisco
de
la
Barra
as
the
interim
president
until
Madero
formally
and
successfully
sought
the
presidency
that
same
year.
By
now,
Madero
loyalists
controlled
1/3
of
Mexico.
They
say
governing
in
peace
can
be
harder
than
fighting
a
war,
and
this
appears
to
be
the
case
here.
Shortly
thereafter,
internal
squabbles
led
to
political
splintering,
putting
the
more
radical
Madero
against
more
local
moderates.
The
moderates
succeeded
on
the
local
level,
elevating
Rafael
Cañete
Escobar
as
Puebla’s
governor.
As
the
moderates
gained
power
in
the
national
Senate,
they
asked
for
Madero’s
resignation,
which
he
refused.
He
and
VP
Jose
Maria
Pino
Suarez
were
executed
by
the
military,
specifically
General
Victoriano
Huerta
in
1913.
(1910-1913)
After
his
military
coup,
General
Huerta
proved
no
better
at
political
collaboration
and
provoked
a
Constitutionalist
movement
and
rebellion
led
by
Venustiano
Carranza
and
his
allies
Alvaro
Obregon
(from
Sonora)
and
Francisco
“Pancho”
Villa.
In
1914,
General
Huerta
was
ousted.
From
1914
to
1917,
Carranza
led
several
attempts
to
approve
a
constitution
from
Mexico
City
while
working
to
stabilize
local
state
governments
in
Veracruz
and
other
states.
Meanwhile,
Obregon
defeated
Francisco
“Pancho”
Villa,
leaving
Carranza
without
meaningful
rivals.
A
Constitution,
called
The
Political
Constitution
of
the
Mexican
United
States,
finally
passed
in
1917,
but
it’s
unclear
whether
it
allowed
successive
presidential
terms.
Once
again,
internal
fighting
surfaced,
with
Alvaro
Obregon,
a
former
ally
of
the
government,
battling
with
President
Venustiano
Carranza.
(1913-1917)
In
1920,
Obregon
killed
Carranza,
becoming
president
of
Mexico.
In
1928,
Obregon
himself
is
assassinated
by
José
de
León
Toral,
who
opposed
the
government's
anti-religious
laws.
I
cannot
tell
you
whether
the
above
is
100%
correct
but
the
exhibits
are
extremely
confusing,
and
this
is
the
best
I
could
do.
(February
2019)
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