1. Francisco I. Madero
By Maria Vassilakis
History 141
Professor Arguello
December 12, 2011

2. Background History
• Madero was born on October Porfirio Diaz
30, 1873 and died on February
22, 1913.
• He was born into one of the
wealthiest families in Mexico.
• He was somewhat religious was the
founder of “Spiritism.”
• He continued his studies all the way
up to UC Berkeley and then Stanford.
• He was a politician, writer and a
revolutionist who served as the
Mexican President from 1911-1913.
• His opposition was a man named
Porfirio Diaz but soon he faltered.
• During the Mexican Revolution
though, Madero proved that he was
“ineffective.”

3. The Mexican Revolution
• At the time Madero had been Madero campaigns from the back of a
arrested for relating to bank railway car in 1910.
interests and Porfirio was elected
President of Mexico.
• After he was let out of jail on
bonds from his father, he did
everything he could to get
elected, even getting smuggled
into the U.S.
• In November 1910, Madero
launched an attack the Diaz.
• In February 1911 he led another
attack but in Chihuahua and soon
became the leader of the
Mexican Revolution.
• Diaz was later exiled to Europe in
May 1911.

4. Continued…
• A man named Emiliano Zapata Victoriano Huerta
was another revolutionary leader
• He was promised by Madero that
his land would be redistributed
when Madero became president.
• Madero published another book
during his presidency.
• A lot of people were resentful
against Madero and their were
three rebellions that took place
shortly after being elected.
• Finally in February 1913, Madero
was forced to resign and was
killed. He was then replaced by
Victorian Huerta.