Key Figures
This man was the dictator in power at the beginning of the revolution
Porfirio Diaz
What is the date that Mexico Celebrates the "Dia de la Revolucion"
20 de noviembre
Who said "Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!"
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees"
Emiliano Zapata
How did Francisco Madero die?
Executed by his general Venustiano Carranza
Name 3 key Figures in the Mexican Revolution
Francisco Madero, Francisco "Pancho" Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Venustiano Carranza, Victoriano Huerta, Alvaro Obregon
What was the actual date the Revolution started
20 de noviembre, 1910
What was Pancho Villas' real name
Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula
How did Venustiano Carranza die?
Assassinated by General Alvaro Obregon
Name a famous revolutionary from northern Mexico and one from the south
North - Francisco "Pancho" Vila, Pascual Orozco, Abraham Gonzalez.
South - Emiliano Zapata
What was Emiliano Zapata's motto during the revolution
"Tierra y Libertad" "Land and Liberty"
Francisco Madero Emphasized two main points in el Plan de San Luis
1. The Diaz regime was illegitimate, calling the election Null and Void.
2. Called the people to take up arms "Viva la Revolucion"
How did Emiliano Zapata die?
Ambushed and killed
What were the female fighters in the Revolution Called?
Las Adelitas
Who called for a new constitution and when was it ratified
Venustiano Carranza - 5th of February, 1917
Name at least two causes of the Mexican Revolution?
–Dictatorship/ Demands for democracy
–Excessive control from the central state/ Demands for a federal state
–Nepotism/ emergent middle classes demanded political access, political participation
–Workers’ labor conditions in the cities
–Expansion of large estates/ at the expense of peasants’ lands.
- Condition of the workers
How did Pancho Villa die?
Assassination by Decapitation
What was 1 of Pancho Villas' other nicknames?
"El Centauro del Norte" or "Guerrero sin causa"
Where did Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata take a photo in 1916?
The National Palace
Recognized as the first provisional president
Venustiano Carranza
BONUS QUESTION
How did Porfirio Diaz die?
In exile, he died peacefully in his sleep in Paris at the tender age of 85.