The Mexican Revolution
Hello,
friends and family! Today my mom and I went and saw the traditional Mexican
parade, celebrating the Mexican Revolution!
Many dancers in the parade were
wearing traditional outfits, as you see here...
In 1910
the revolution first started, when many people rose against the president,
Porfirio Diaz. Now, usually, a Mexican president can only be president for 4
years, but Diaz had been president for 30! See, he would sneak in and tweak the
votes so everyone would be voting for him. Also, if someone tried to run
against him he’d send his thugs to convince him otherwise.
Now, one
of the rebels was named Pancho Villa, he rose with about 300 other men and women.
Diaz realized he was not going to be able to stay strong much longer, for he has
going on 80, so he singed over his power, and died in Paris 4 years later. Viva
Mexico!
After
that, Madero, a man who had tried to overthrow Diaz years before, retuned. He
was immediately made president. But he found himself in a sticky situation; all
the Mexicans wanted different things for Mexico. Madero spent 2 years trying to
meet all their needs and wants, but failed. A war broke out again, but this
time against Madero. After 10 days of this, it was finally resolved and a new
man was put in charge, Huerta. But Huerta didn’t stay for long, there were many
years of difficulty for Mexico after that. And that is the Mexican Revolution!
Great report Soph! Papa says it's the best summary of the Mexican Revolution he has ever read. Keep up the great work--we love the posts--and you! Wonderful experiences xxoo
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