Emiliano Zapata

Demetrio Macias', Hope for the Commoners In The Underdogs written by Mariano Azuela, we are introduced to a character that strongly symbolizes the fuel of the Mexican Revolution. Heroes like Demetrio Macias brought the Serrano's hope of giving them what they felt they truly deserved. Although Demetrio Macias, the general (colonel) of a rebel army is hunting down the army of Pancho Villa, he seems to have the same ideals as the enemy. In addition to Demetrio Macias, we meet women like Camilla

The Mexican Revolution was an attempt to overthrow a dictatorial tyrant, Porfirio Diaz that ruled the country of Mexico for decades. His autonomic attitude and self-centered beliefs eventually angered the people, although he successfully tried and failed to bring to life prosperity to the country as well as strengthen the ties with the United States. As I travel through the country of Mexico battered by hardships and misery, I take notes, write down what I observe over the course of my journey

After Cárdenas’ Presidency Cárdenas worked tirelessly to stop and permanently eliminate the corruption of government no matter the price; however he was not successful as after he left the presidential office, things went back to the old corrupt way of when Porfirio Diaz or Elias Calles were in the presidential office. Cárdenas started out by making Calles leave the country and sending him into exile. Cárdenas then went onto reorganizing his political party “Partido de la Revolución Mexicana (PRM)

Benito Juarez An Underrated Figure Benito Juarez was a lawyer, judge and later the 26th President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872. Juarez as the Secretary of Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico introduced reforms that limited the power of the Catholic Church. As the President of Mexico, he kept the nation together against a foreign occupation. He also brought forth law that declared equal rights for all in Mexico. His legacy is one of being a great liberal reformer and dedicated

The armed phase of the Mexican Revolution swept up Mexicans from all walks of life. The rain of Diaz would draw all kinds of Mexicans into the armed phase of the Mexican Revolution people from the North, rural farmers, and even people from urban cities. The Plan de San Luis Potosi would proclaim that “violent and illegal system can no longer exist” as it did from Diaz. Calling himself a patriot and willing to sacrifice himself to obtain liberty and help the people free themselves. The rebel armies

The Zapatistas, rebelled in Chiapas, Mexico. They are an indigenous armed group army of women that declared war on the mexican government and demanded to get: food health, independence, liberty etc. They are also considered a terrorist group since they rebel against the government. The zapatistas are a group of women,. Most of the zapatistas were indigenous as women and men. Their goals were to better the economy they were living in, they wanted to end illiteracy, find jobs for indigenous people

The way history is portrayed often changes depending on who is writing it and which country it is from, to really grasp an understanding of The Punitive Expedition through the eyes of Mexican history it is essential to analyze Mexican Textbooks and how they portray it. Analyzing Mexican history will not only give insight to what caused Villas attack on American Soil, feelings towards the Punitive expedition, and its causes, but justification for Pancho Villas attack on Columbus in the eyes of the

The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela is arguably the most important novel of the Mexican Revolution because of how it profoundly captures the atmosphere and intricacies of the occasion. Although the immediate subject of the novel is Demetrio Macias - a peasant supporter of the Mexican Revolution -, one of its extensive themes is the ambivalence surrounding the revolution in reality as seen from a broader perspective. Although often poetically revered as a ‘beautiful’ revolution, scenes throughout the

DDear membFrancisco Vasquez de Coronado Hero or villain? Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was he a hero or a villain? I would say a villain. He set out to find a city of gold and riches. He soon found out that there wasn’t a city of gold. Instead he found something else. He found new villages and land, also new historical lands. Coronado went out to find the cities of gold and riches. This made him start an expedition up north to try and find these so called golden cities. Instead of finding the golden

In the year 1910, Mexico went through a political and social revolution after its citizens had enough of the corruption that was plaguing their country. This revolution was initiated by Francisco Madero a privileged but progressive member of a wealthy family who became the leader of the revolution. He along with various other groups such as the Zapatistas and the Villistas believed in the restoration of democracy and the rights given to the people in the 1847 Constitution. After gaining support in