HILA 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Francisco I. Madero, Plan Of Ayala, Counter-Revolutionary
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Mexican revolution 1910-1920: porfirio diaz calls off election, arrests madero, francisco madero wanted a democracy, madero (pro capitalist) calls for a rebellion. Forms a broad coalition to try to topple diaz. Has support from plm but they"re socialists, rooting for working class to take back the land. Emilanio zapata, from morelos, organizes peasants who felt that they lost their land during the 19th century (porfiriato) spearheaded a movement based on land redistribution (agrarian reform) So madero met with him and sought agreements. But he was not willing to allow a social reform. Zapata drafted plan de ayala called for land reform government to step in and redistribute communal lands that were confiscated by haciendas and give them back to the communities. Villa continued to support madero even in northern mexico his middle path failed because he not only eliminated his base supporters alienated many without pleasing many some were counter revolutionary.
