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VENUSTIANO CARRANZA
1859 - 1920
Moderate Mexican
Revolutionary and 46th President of the United
Mexican States
Venustiano Carranza was a Mexican politician and
Francisco Madero's buddy. He
supported Francisco against dictator and
president
Porfirio Diaz
and was a happy camper when
Francisco finally became president of Mexico.
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Things went south and
Victoriano Huerta
overthrew Madero - Welcome to the
Mexican Revolution.
Madero was assassinated and Venustiano
Carranza was now fighting Huerta with all he had. And that was quite
a bit because Carranza was the leader of the powerful
Constitutionalist Army.
At last, Huerta went into exile in
1914.
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After defeating
Emiliano Zapata
and
Francisco Pancho Villa,
Venustiano Carranza moved into the National Palace on August 2,
1915. Check this event in the
timeline of the Mexican Revolution.
Although he claimed the presidency as
early as 1914, Carranza became Mexico's
constitutional president on May 1, 1917.
Venustiano Carranza's term was due to
end in December 1920. As his successor, Carranza wanted Ignacio Bonillas,
no matter what.
Álvaro
Obregón decided to interfere and began his uprising
against Carranza in April 1920.
Carranza was soon overthrown and
Adolfo de la Huerta served as
interim president from June until November 1920. Obregón was elected
new president on December 1, 1920.
Venustiano Carranza's Death
Carranza was killed by
General Rodolfo Herrero in the
village of Tlaxcalontongo, Puebla, during in the early morning hours
of May 21, 1920, where he slept in a shack. It is said that the
trigger was actually pulled by Colonel
Herminio Márquez in order to revenge his brothers' deaths
that were indirectly caused by the Carranza government.
VENUSTIANO CARRANZA AND CREW
Archivo Cassola
Venustiano Carranza and the
Plan of Guadalupe
And
who were the Constitutionalists?
After Madero was ousted by Huerta,
Carranza devised the Plan of Guadalupe.
The Plan of Guadalupe was publicly announced on March 26, 1913.
In a nutshell, the Plan of Guadalupe stated the following:
Huerta and his government are not
recognized because his coming to power was unconstitutional. In
order to give Mexico a constitutional leader, a new army, the Ejército Constitucionalista or
Constitutional Army, is formed. Carranza is commanding officer
of said army. Once this army will have occupied Mexico City, Carranza
will function as interim president and will call for elections.
Off they went and fought their way to
Mexico City. According to plan, Carranza was in charge and head of
executive powers in the capital by August 1914.
VENUSTIANO CARRANZA HAT IN
HAND
CIA.gov
Venustiano Carranza and the Other
Revolutionaries
At the
Revolutionary Convention in Aguascalientes
in October / November 1914, the Villista and Zapatista revolutionaries voted
Eulalio Gutiérrez Ortiz instead
of Carranza for interim president. The war was now on between
Carranza and his Constitutionalists against Villa and Zapata and their
Conventionalists.
MEXICAN REVOLUTION GROUP PICTURE OF 1911
1 Francisco I Madero, Jr - 2 Francisco Madero,
Sr - 3 Dr Vazquez Gomez -
4 Abraham González - 5 Venustiano Carranza - 6 Guadalupe González -
7 Jose M Pino Suarez - 8 José María Maytorena - 9 Alberto Fuentes -
10 Pascual Orozco - 11 Juan Sánchez Azcona - 12 Alfonso Madero -
13 José de la Luz Blanco - 14 Federico González Garza - 15 José
Garibaldi -
16 Raul Madero - 17 Gustavo Madero - 18 Pancho Villa
Click to enlarge
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Venustiano Carranza's Short Biography |
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December 29, 1859 |
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Birth
in Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico |
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1877 |
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Becomes politically active |
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1910 |
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Joins
Madero in his fight against Diaz |
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1911 |
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Governor of Coahuila |
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1913 |
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Madero
overthrown; fights against Huerta |
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August
1914 |
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Huerta
flees; Carranza claims presidency |
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April
1915 |
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Defeats Villa at the Battle of
Celaya |
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May 1,
1917 |
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Constitutional president |
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April
1920 |
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Obregón revolts against Carranza |
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May 20/21, 1920 |
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Death
in Tlaxcalantongo, Puebla, Mexico |
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