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1st Aero Squadron in Pursuit of Pancho Villa(5126 clicks)
The US Army's first air arm learned its deificiencies.

Biography of Francisco I. Madero(3619 clicks)
Rosas Stoops, a Mexican, present a short biography of the "Apostle of the Revolution."

Did the United States know of Villa's attack before it happened?(3342 clicks)
Argues the Woodrow Wilson allowed Columbus, NM to be attacked by Pancho Villa.

Diego Rivera Web Museum(911 clicks)

El Credo Revolucionario: David Berlanga and Convention of Aguascalientes(1558 clicks)
by Todd Hartch. This paper examines the life and philosophy of Mexican revolutionary educator David Berlanga. Although the forces of compromise and realism eventually triumphed in the Revolution, Berlanga represented a small group of radical intellectuals who hoped to construct a new Mexican society along egalitarian, communal lines.

Emiliano Zapata(6832 clicks)
Brief biography of the Mexican Revolutionary, Emiliano Zapata, who fought to have village lands restored. He became a symbol of the Revolution.

Excerpt from Barbarous Mexico by John Kenneth Turner(3733 clicks)
An indictment of the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz.

James Creelman on Porfirio Diaz(4399 clicks)
Creelman's interview was published in Pearson's Magazine in 1908 and led Francisco I. Madero to enter the political arena as a presidential candidate. Creelman thought Diaz was wonderful. By 1911, Diaz had been thrown out of power.

James Creelman, "President Diaz: Hero of the Americas"(2332 clicks)
The famous interview.

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (1895-1970)(2834 clicks)
Perhaps the most influential president of 20th century Mexico, Lázaro Cárdenas was noted for his love of the people and his honesty.

Mexican Anticlerics, Bishops, Cristeros, and the Devout during the 1920s: A Scholarly Debate(3222 clicks)
Reprint of Donald J. Mabry, "Mexican Anticlerics, Bishops, Cristeros, and the Devout during the 1920s: A Scholarly Debate," Journal of Church and State Vol. 20, No. 1, (1978), 81-92.

Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940(9807 clicks)
Very brief biographies of some principal figures such as Zapata, Villa, Obregon.

Pancho Villa Home Page(2271 clicks)
Fun and useful site

Photo Gallery of Pancho Villa(4747 clicks)

The Beginning of the End: Porfirio Díaz(2118 clicks)
Short essay on the last days of the Díaz dictatorship.

The Border Revolution(3592 clicks)
Written by Cindy Baxman May 15, 1998. The Mexican-US border played a very important role in the Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910.

The Mexican Revolution(6532 clicks)
Resources for students and teachers on the Mexican Revolution.

The Mexican Revolution: 1910-1920(5212 clicks)

The Mexican Revolution: Conflict in Matamoros(3240 clicks)
Robert Runyon's photographs of the Mexican Revolution (1910-20) represent a generally impartial eyewitness account of events in Northeastern Mexico from 1913 through 1916. Three hundred fifty unique images in the Runyon Collection document one chapter of the revolution which Runyon witnessed in Matamoros, Monterrey, Ciudad Victoria, and the Texas border area and surrounding area.

The Personal History of Pancho Villa and Its Effects on Mexican History(3000 clicks)
Brad Rath presents an exciting biography of Villa.

The Plan de Ayala(2053 clicks)
From John Womack, Jr, Zapata and the Mexican Revolution (New York: Vintage Books, 1968, 400-404). Reprinted by permission. This document was coded by Marc Becker. Please report any errors, typos, or other suggestions to mbecker@ilstu.edu.

Tomás Garrido Canabal(2412 clicks)
Note on the leftist anti-clerical in Tabasco state.