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Madero, Francisco Indalecio - fränsēˈskō ēndälāˈsyō mäthāˈrō, 1873–1913, Mexican statesman and president (1911–13). A champion of democracy and social reform, he established various humanitarian institutions for the peons on his family's vast estates in Coahuila. In 1908, after Porfirio Díaz announced that Mexico was ready for democracy, Madero published La sucesión presidencial en 1910, a mild protest against the Díaz regime; the book made Madero a national figure. In 1910 he was the Anti-Reelectionist party's presidential candidate, with a program emphasizing effective suffrage and non-reelection. Díaz, at first contemptuous of his opponent, finally imprisoned Madero and won the election, as usual, without difficulty. Madero, released, fled to Texas and there proclaimed a revolution. Returning to Mexico, he found several groups in Chihuahua already in arms. These rebels, some led by Francisco Villa, rallied to Madero's standard. On May 9, 1911, they captured Juárez; the prestige of the government was destroyed. At almost the same time an independent band rose under Zapata in the south. Throughout the republic the movement quickly gathered strength. The revolution triumphed. Díaz resigned on May 25, 1911. Madero, elected president, took office in Nov., 1911. His administration was anything but successful, and he was unable to accomplish any notable reforms because of division among his followers and his own administrative inability. Numerous revolts ensued. In Feb., 1913, an insurrection broke out in the capital. Victoriano Huerta, appointed commander of the government forces, plotted with the rebels for Madero's fall. Pretending to punish the insurgents, Huerta staged a bloody show of force. Finally, after striking a clandestine bargain, he treacherously assassinated Madero's brother, assumed power, and caused Madero's arrest and imprisonment. Madero was shot, supposedly in an attempt to escape.

See biography by S. R. Ross (1955, repr. 1970); C. C. Cumberland, Mexican Revolution: Genesis under Madero (1952, repr. 1969); D. G. LaFrance, The Mexican Revolution in Puebla, 1908–1913 (1988).

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Mexico Revisited (Chap. IX "Francisco Madero") » Read Now
by Erna Fergusson. 346 pgs.

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...Mexican 74 IX. Francisco Madero 83 X. Monterrey...candidate for president. He was Francisco Madero, who had acquired his ideas abroad...real meaning of the revolution...
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The Myth of the Revolution: Hero Cults and the Institutionalization of the Mexican State, 1920-1940 (Chap. 2 "The Public Image of Francisco I. Madero") » Read Now
by Ilene V. O'Malley. 206 pgs.

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...2. The Public Image of Francisco I. Madero 19 3. The...key revolutionary leaders--Francisco I. Madero, Emiliano Zapata, Venustiano...movement led by the wealthy Francisco...
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The Life and Times of Pancho Villa (Chap. Four "An Unrequited Love: Villa and Madero, 1912-1913") » Read Now
by Friedrich Katz. 988 pgs.

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Pancho Villa is one of the best-known figures in Mexican history. Based on decades of multi-national archival research, this study aims to separate the myth from historical fact.
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The Hovering Giant: U.S. Responses to Revolutionary Change in Latin America ("Madero in Mexico (1911-1913)" begins on p. 34) » Read Now
by Cole Blasier. 317 pgs.

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...middle class or in the case of Francisco I. Madero of Mexico of upper-class...incumbent Mexican governments. Francisco I. Madero put U.S. soil to more effective...toward...
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A Peaceful and Working People: Manners, Morals, and Class Formation in Northern Mexico ("The Madero Revolution" begins on p. 144) » Read Now
by William E. French. 272 pgs.

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...completion of a new smelter by the Madero family in Torreon in 1902...British-owned mine in San Francisco del Oro, was ecstatic: "It...similar fashion, the San Francisco...
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Emiliano Zapata: Revolution & Betrayal in Mexico (Chap. 2 "The Hacendado's Revolution") » Read Now
by Samuel Brunk. 360 pgs.

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...that other national leaders--Francisco Madero, Victoriano Huerta, and Venustiano...Coahuilan hacendado named Francisco Madero. While this challenge remained...increasingly...
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Forge of Progress, Crucible of Revolt: Origins of the Mexican Revolution in La Comarca Lagunera, 1880-1911 (Chap. 9 "'Ahora es Tiempo'") » Read Now
by William K. Meyers. 293 pgs.

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...Revolution, 1910-1920--Causes. 3. Madero, Francisco I, 1873-1913. 4. Laguna...Britain, Spain, and Germany. Francisco I. Madero was one of the wealthiest and...Mexico. On 20...
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The History of Mexico (Chap. 8 "The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920") » Read Now
by Burton Kirkwood. 245 pgs.

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This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will help students and interested readers to understand the long, distinguished, and sometimes turbulent history of our neighbor to the south. Every American should be familiar with the history of Mexico, which in many ways parallels that of the United...
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This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will help students and interested readers to understand the long, distinguished, and sometimes turbulent history of our neighbor to the south. Every American should be familiar with the history of Mexico, which in many ways parallels that of the United States. Surveying Mexico from the arrival of the first humans in the Western Hemisphere to current issues at the turn of the new century, this work dispels many of the stereotypes about Mexico, its history, and its people. The sweep of the narrative transports the reader from Mexico's great cultural past to current issues such as the war on drugs, participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the search for political stability as Mexico enters the 21st century.
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Readings in Latin-American Civilization: 1492 to the Present ("The Ways of Treason" begins on p. 352) » Read Now
by Benjamin Keen. 478 pgs.

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...Earl W. Thomas of Vanderbilt University; and Professors Francisco Herrera y Sanchez, Warren F. Manning, and J. C. Easton...of his people; it was translated into Spanish by...
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Mexico: The Struggle for Peace and Bread (Chap. 4 "The Revolution: 1910-46") (1950) » Read Now
by Frank Tannenbaum. 294 pgs.

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