To me, this has always been one of the most perplexing things that Madero decided to do once he was…

… neither side got what they envisioned. Madero talked a lot about reforming the politics of Mexico, but much of the political structure that was established under Porforio Diaz was kept intact after his election (Gonzales, p. 80). Instead of appointing progressives, he appointed conservatives (Gonzales, p.87). As negotiated in the Treaty of Ciudad Juarez, the federal army that had defended Diaz remained, as did the supreme court, congress and federal bureaucracies (Gonzales, p. 82).
Francisco Madero and his Revolutionary Divide
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Brandon Morgan
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Jul 7, 2024
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To me, this has always been one of the most perplexing things that Madero decided to do once he was elected to the presidency. Why do you think he left so much of the Díaz regime intact since he was an avowed political reformer?
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Written by Brandon Morgan128 Followers
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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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