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The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle c. 1910–1920 that radically transformed Mexican culture and government. Its outbreak in 1910 resulted from the failure of the 35-year long regime of Porfirio Díaz to find a managed solution to the presidential succession. Wealthy landowner Francisco I. Madero challenged Díaz in 1910 presidential election, and following the rigged results, revolted under the Plan of San Luis Potosí. Armed conflict ousted Díaz from power and a new election was held in 1911, bringing Madero to the presidency.
In February 1913 Madero and his vice president Pino Suárez were forced to resign, were assassinated, and the counter-revolutionary regime of General Victoriano Huerta came to power, backed by the U.S., business interests, and other supporters of the old order. Huerta remained in power from February 1913 until July 1914, when he was forced out by a coalition of different regional revolutionary forces. Then the revolutionaries' attempt to come to a political agreement following Huerta's ouster failed, and Mexico was plunged into a civil war (1914–1915). The armed conflict lasted for the better part of a decade, until around 1920. Over time the Revolution changed from a revolt against the established order under Díaz to a multi-sided civil war in particular regions with frequently shifting power struggles among factions in the Mexican Revolution.
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Depicts the seal of the United Mexican States. ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS |
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Francisco J. Múgica (1884-1954) was a revolutionary from Michoacán who dedicated himself to journalism since 1906 and founded several opposition dailies to the government. In 1910 he joined the Revolutionary Junta of San Antonio, Texas, which organized the first steps of the Revolution under Madero. In 1911, he participated along with Pascual Orozco in taking Ciudad Juárez. When Madero died, he joined the Constitutionalist movement. He took part in the first agrarian partitioning, which took place in 1913, led by Lucio Blanco. He was one of the signers of the Guadalupe Plan promoted against the usurper Victoriano Huerta. CENTENARIO DE LA REVOLUCIÓN |
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5 Pesos
100th Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution
Francisco J. Múgica
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KM# 905
100th Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution
Francisco J. Múgica
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
Material | Bi-Metallic |
Ring | Stainless Steel |
Center | Aluminium Bronze |
Weight | 7.07 g |
Diameter | 25.5 mm |
Thickness | - |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Coin |
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Mexican Mint (Mo)
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