You were right to point out above that he had made a vague promise about land reform in the Plan de…

…ing the possibility of getting their land back that had been illegally taken under the Diaz regime. However, in the Treaty of Ciudad Juarez, he backed away from that promise saying he supported the court system deciding land disputes; the same court system that had allowed their lands to be taken in the first place Gonzales, p. 74). After his election as President, Madero reaffirmed this position. This angered the lower classes and caused them to join rebellions led by revolutionary leaders who were intent on overthrowing Madero (Gonzales, p.87).
Francisco Madero and his Revolutionary Divide
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Brandon Morgan
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Jul 7, 2024
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You were right to point out above that he had made a vague promise about land reform in the Plan de San Luís Potosí. He was never committed to it, and allowed his supporters to believe what they wanted about it. What about his personal background might help us understand why he was so opposed to any real land reform?
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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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