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Underdogs

Underdogs
The Mexican rebellion was brought on by discontent and disagreement between officials in office and the people of Mexico. Much of this discontent formed during the presidency of Porfirio Diaz. During the span of thirty-one years that he ruled in office, Diaz had the final decision in who was to partake in the government. Diaz's time in office directly reflected a dictatorship that called denied the people to have any input in the laws that governed Mexico. During the time of the Revolution wealth was scarce and injustice was overwhelming to the people of Mexico. A Revolution grew out of this discontent and was initiated by a liberalist by the name of Franciso Madero. This marked the beginning of social change in Mexican history.
In the early 20th Century, a group of aggressive, young leaders sought to gain the right to participate in their own government by strategizing against Porfirio Diaz and his regime. This group of young leaders believed that they could assume their proper role in Mexican politics once President Diaz announced publicly that Mexico was ready for democracy. Although the Mexican Constitution called for public election and other institutions of democracy, Diaz and his supporters used their political and economic resources to stay in power indefinitely. It was this power that Diaz had over his regime that kept him in office for a total of thirty-one years.
Francisco Madero was one of the strongest believers that President Diaz should renounce his power and not seek re-election. Together with other young reformers, Madero created the ''Anti-reeleccionista'' Party, which he represented in subsequent presidential elections. Between elections, Madero traveled throughout the country, campaigning for his ideas. Francisco Madero was a firm supporter of democracy and of making government subject to the strict limits of the law, and the success of Madero's movement made him a threat in the eyes of President Diaz. Shortly...

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