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Carranza's childhood home in Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila A young Carranza, c.1870s. José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza was born in the town of Cuatro Ciénegas, in the state of Coahuila, in 1859, to a prosperous cattle-ranching family [10] of Basque descent. [11] [12] During the Middle Ages, his ancestors fought Muslim forces for Castilian kings.
Anti-Huerta forces in the north under Venustiano Carranza and in the south under Emiliano Zapata forced the resignation of Huerta in July 1914. A civil war between Carranza and Zapata broke out in 1915, with the U.S. recognizing Carranza's Constitutionalist faction. The US supplied arms to Carranza's army.
Despite Obregón's moderating actions at the Convention of Aguascalientes, even trying to persuade Carranza to resign his position, he ultimately sided with Carranza. [ 111 ] Another advantage of Carranza's position was the Constitutionalists' control of Veracruz, even though the United States still occupied it.
The National Palace, a target of the rebel artillery fire. There were dead bodies in the Zócalo and the capital's streets. [1]The Ten Tragic Days (Spanish: La Decena Trágica) during the Mexican Revolution is the name given to the multi-day coup d'état in Mexico City by opponents of Francisco I. Madero, the democratically elected president of Mexico, between 9–19 February 1913.
He was defeated by the Constitutional Army led by Governor of Coahuila, Venustiano Carranza. [114] [115] 40: Francisco S. Carvajal (1870–1932) — 15 July 1914 13 August 1914 29 days Independent: He assumed office as Interim President after the resignation of Huerta. He resigned after the signing of the Teoloyucan Treaties. [116]
Adolfo de la Huerta President Venustiano Carranza Plutarco Elías Calles Alvaro Obregón. In the history of Mexico, the Plan of Agua Prieta (Spanish: Plan de Agua Prieta) was a manifesto, or plan, that articulated the reasons for rebellion against the government of Venustiano Carranza.
Governor of Coahuila, Venustiano Carranza had supported Francisco I. Madero, who was elected President of Mexico in 1911 after the ouster of long-time President, Porfirio Díaz, in 1910-11. In February 1913 a right-wing coup forced Madero and his vice president to resign and they were murdered shortly thereafter.
Quickly gaining followers and power in Northwestern Chihuahua, Villa accepted an offer to recognize the governor of Coahuila, Venustiano Carranza, as the leader of the revolution. [ 1 ] By July 1913, the federal government had retaken much of Coahuila after defeating Carranza's troops in open combat three times, at the battles of Anhelo ...