Don Venustiano Carranza in the offices of the National Palace as his most conspicuous enemies flee to their dens to stores. We talk about Villa and Zapata, starting a war of low intensity or a kind of guerrilla warfare. But not only these two leaders many others took refuge in their country or den of power to become masters of the bit, ready at all times to skip the bars to increase their presence.
General Obregon, the architect of the victory over the rebel armies, was relegated to the background, where they remain crouched until you see your opportunity, which would.
rightly or inevitably be called revolutionary forces (with notable exceptions) to draft a new constitution was approved, as we all know, the February 5, 1917. Carranza's liking was not that document, too liberal for the old cohauilense, but that, go through with.
discussions between constituents, negotiations and final agreements are the best expression of intelligence that came in those years. It enlarges the face of brutal struggle for power's sake that permeated most revolutionary actions.
But there's always a but, one thing to have a magnificent document, as we now say a national project and another, very different, the reality of the country.
immediate consequence was the call for elections and the overwhelming victory of Carranza, Obregón leaving far behind also ran. He started his term on May 1917 and was to end on November 20, 1920, but .....
As textbooks say Carranza was dedicated to pacify the country and to build new institutions to govern. Moved in both directions with more difficulties.
The main battle was against Zapata and his followers "southerners", which was a highlight to the implementation of Zapata. All know of the treachery, ambush and death of Franco in the ranch hands of the general Chinameca Guajardo.
When the "institutionalized revolution" decided to give glory to all his heroes was instituted April 10 day of Zapata's death and the commemoration of the peasants' demands and struggle for land and liberty, as they say the dead the crowns. Thus beginning a very Mexican tradition whereby the victorious honor the defeated, have seen more chutzpah.
With Doroteo Arango Carranza could not, and come another time.
Another stone (rock) in the shoe were Americans of North, who did not like the 1917 Constitution and under Carranza who apparently did not have much affection. You can imagine the cables from the embassy "Gringa" of that time to Washington, worthy of Wikileaks. And come to conspire.
Nearing the end of the presidential mandate, Mr. Carranza was the worst mistake of his political life, which led him to be killed, Ignacio Bonillas impose its candidate as successor. Old politician and civil servant from the time of Porfirio Diaz.
General Obregon was there waiting. Without wasting issues the Plan de Agua Prieta "unknown Carranza, is up in arms and the capital. Carranza flee to Veracruz but on the way over to him and give a direct ticket to glory. Indeed, according to sources in the pursuit General Cardenas walked, but he was not the president in flight intercept.
To complete the term was chosen Adolfo de la Huerta and swept the general elections Obregón.
So easy that had been let Obregon arrived for good. Anyway.
We have been ten years of revolution.
