Great discussion of the key differences between the two camps.

…y radical), economic and social changes, particularly in regard to land reform (Conventionalists) . In fact, they wanted lands returned to their rightful owners immediately. Decentralized government where individual states could maintain their autonomy, giving control of natural resources back to the Mexican people, and establishing an independent judicial system were also important to Conventionalists. Their membership consisted of primarily poor, peasant farmers whose lands had been confiscated, beg…
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Great discussion of the key differences between the two camps. Ultimately, why did the Constitutionalists' focus on the national political picture help them gain the upper hand over the Conventionists who were mainly concerned with local and regional issues?
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Associate Dean, History Instructor, & researcher of the Borderlands, U.S. West, & Modern Mexico. I just published a book about violence and the rural border.
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