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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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