(Above: An iconic image of Pancho Villa in Ojinaga)
Over a hundred and ten years ago, Mexico was ruled by a power-hungry tyrant, Porfirio Diaz, who wouldn’t let go of his position as president. His ironclad rule was maintained by pawning off privileges and power to groups of people in return for support, such as the Creole classes gaining positions of honor and no interference from the government in their residences. His attempts to fix Mexico’s frail economy were rewarded directly to himself and a few other rich Mexicans. The common people and the economy were suffering – that is, until Francisco Madero decided to finally try to advocate for change. He eventually got to be president of Mexico – but was Madero enough to fix all these problems? These complex conflicts built off each other and spiraled into the decade-long Mexican Revolution. As the grand finale of our quarter’s work in Humanities, we’ve produced a common craft video detailing the multifaceted Mexican Revolution, in plain English.
Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francisco_Villa.gif
