Word: maderos
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...came the Porfirio Diaz Revolution; Calles was among the first to join against Diaz. Came the fierce revolt against Francisco Madero; Calles rose from the ranks to a colonelcy. Came the Victoriana Huerta Rebellion; General Alvaro Obregon found Calles, made him a general in command of the Sonora army. From this moment, the beneficent shade of Señor Obregon hovered about him. Governor of Sonora he became, and then Cabinet Minister. And, when the snappy struggle against President Carranza began, the Sonora triumvirate? Obregon, Calles and Adolfo de la Huerta?was in being...
Most of the equipment now used by the Mexican Army was bought prior to 1911, when President Porfirio Diaz resigned and General Francisco Madero was elected...
Until twelve years ago, when wild-eyed Madero unhoused the venerable Diaz, Mexico was just a place for foreign money to go and make more money. Madero started a series of rattling revolutions which lasted until the assassination of Carranza...
...three years Obregon has established his Constitution. Mexico is rapidly becoming a happy home for Mexicans. The great haciendas have been split up into small farms. Schools are increasing in numbers and merit. The railroads are beginning to function at a profit. And, for the first time since Madero's wild plunge, the Government of Mexico has produced a budget which fulfills the constitutional requirements. It is by this budget that the first payments are being made to the landlords who were deprived of their land, and also the first payments on the international debt. The Army and Navy...
...Paul Madero, brother of former President Madero, who was elected on November 6,1911, and murdered in February, 1913. He is supported by the remnants of the old Conservative party, the agrarians and followers of Francisco Pancho Villa...