In July of 1920, Alvaro Obregon, veteran of the Mexican revolution whose missing arm became a physical representation of his sacrifice for his nation, wins the first national election after the assassination of Venustiano Carranza. Becoming the president of Mexico after nearly a decade of fighting a bitter revolution based…

Madero enables revolution The era directly preceding the Mexican Revolution was an absolute tinderbox of discontent, repression, and widespread social inequity. The republic had been living under the oppressive era of the Porfiriato, the 34 year dictatorial rule of Porfirio Diaz. In this time, political stability had been upheld through…