1910 – 1920
Ten years of civil war that killed over a million Mexicans and destroyed the 35-year dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata became legends of peasant resistance as shifting factions — Maderistas, Villistas, Zapatistas, Constitutionalists — battled for Mexico's soul, producing the world's most radical constitution and reshaping the Americas.
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Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
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Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Ten years of civil war that killed over a million Mexicans and destroyed the 35-year dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata became legends of peasant resistance as shifting factions — Maderistas, Villistas, Zapatistas, Constitutionalists — battled for Mexico's soul, producing the world's most radical constitution and reshaping the Americas.
Mexican Revolution was fought from 1910 to 1920.
Mexican Revolution was fought between Constitutionalists (Carranza/Obregón) and Villistas & Zapatistas / Federal Forces.
An estimated 1,250,000 people died in Mexican Revolution, including roughly 350,000 military and 900,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle of Celaya, Battle of Zacatecas, Decena Trágica (Ten Tragic Days), and Battle of Torreón.