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FranciscoMadero

Ideologies

effectivesuffrageandnoreelection
opposedradicalreforms(legalprocesseshadmorepriority,land
stolenduringtherevolutionwouldhavetogothroughlotsoflegalities)

Aims

Politicalaimswereforfreeandhonestelections,municipalautonomy,
improvementofthematerial,intellectual,andmoralconditionof
workers,andimprovedpubliceducation
TheaimsofMaderoweretoremoveDazfrompowerandthentake
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Dazspower.
Madepromisesofagrarianreformbutneversawdistributionofland
asthekeyissuesincetheybelievedthatonlylargelandholderswould
permitMexicanagriculturetomodernize

Methods

Achievement
s

Failures

ThemethodsofMaderowereformingtheAntiReelectionistCenterof
Mexico
CreatedthePlanofSanLuisPotosi.
CreatedtheDepartmentofLaborwhichhelpedregulatethetextile
industryaswellasthecreationofthe
CasadelObreroMundial
("HouseoftheWorldWorker")whichhadalargeroleinlaterMexican
labormovement.
Startedwithsomeagrarianreformsthoughnotasfarreachingas
whatZapatawasproposing.
Maderostartedtherevolutionmovementsbecausehewantedtoget
ridofthewaythatDiazhadruledhoweverheendedupkeepingmost
ofthepowerstructurethatDiazhadthesame.Maderofailedin
creatinghisownpoliciesandreforms.
FailedtocrushtheZapatistarevolt

EmilianoZapata
Ideologies

Aims

Methods

Achievements

Failures

Zapatawantedtoreestablishtheejidasorcommunallyownedlands
withshareduserights
Zapatahadainclusionaryideologyashewastryingtocreatea
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feelingoflocalandnationalidentityamongallracialgroups
Zapatasaimswereforagrarianreform
Landdistributionevenlytothepoor.RedistributefromHacendados
toPueblas
Hetargetedhiseffortsinprovidingaidforhispeople
ThemethodsofZapatawerechoosingsmall,easybattlestoboost
moraleamonghismen
FightingwhileDazwasoccupiedwiththeNorth.
ThePlandeAyala
denouncedMaderoofthebetrayalofZapataandtheiragreed
uponideals
itcalledforimmediatereturnofalllandtakenbyhacendados
TogetherwithMadero'sarmywasabletooverthrowDiazsarmyin
thebattleofCiudadJuarez.
Becameapowerfulrevolutionaryleaderandincreasedsupportfor
revolutionarymovementsduringtheDiazPresidency.
WasnotabletoachievelandreformsinceMaderowasnotso
committedtothisaim.
TheConstitutionaliststookovertheRevolutionandlaterfoughthis
forces

PanchoVilla
Ideologies

PanchoVillasimplywantedtohonortheruleandmotivationsofhis
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allies

Aims

Villasaimschangedimpulsivelyandforimmediateconvenience.
creatingacommunalmilitarycolonyforhistroops

Methods

ThemethodsofVillawereguerillatactics
Hewasacharismaticleaderthatconnectedwiththelowerclass
howeverhewasalsoverycrudeandwasviolent.

Achievements

SuccessfullydefeatedtheAmericanmilitaryandboldlyinvaded
AmericanterritoryinNewMexicoandlateravoidedcapture.
MajorroleinpromotingtherevolutiontooverthrowDiaz

Failures

LosttheinitialsupportthathehadfromtheUnitedStates
WasunabletodefeatpresidentCarranzawhodidnotliveuptothe
RevolutionandthenallowedtheUStoenterthecountrytopursue
him.

VenustianoCarranza
Ideologies

Believedincapitalism
ideologyrepresentedtheviewsoftheurbanmiddleclass
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firmlybelievedinstateandmunicipalsovereignty

Aims

CarranzasaimsweretooverthrowHuerta
TocreateaplansimilartoMaderosbutwithouttheambitious
socialreforms.

Methods

ThemethodsofCarranzawerefightingHuerta
CreatingthePlanofGuadalupe

Achievements

Wasabletonationalizesomeoftheforeignminingandoil
companiesandreturnthewealthtoMexico
KeptMexiconeutralinWorldWarI

Failures

Wasnotabletocontrolpubliccorruption
failedtocrushtheZapatistarevolt,lost
supportofhisother
revolutionaryallies,VillaandZapata

1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/126514396/CompareandContrasttheAimsofFranciscoMaderoandV
enustianoCarranzaDuringtheMexicanRevolution#scribd
2. http://web.eecs.utk.edu/~miturria/project/zapata.html
3. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Francisco_(Pancho)_Villa
4. http://latinoartcommunity.org/community/gallery/1910/CourseRev/Leaders/Villa/Villa03.ht
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