39. Bloody Climax of the 1927-1928 Presidential Campaign

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. Illustrations xiii
5. Maps xvi
6. 1. General Alvaro Obregón and the Constitutionalist Revolution 1
7. 2. The Presidential Campaign of 1919-1920 17
8. 3. The Plan of Agua Prieta 29
9. 4. Tlaxcalantongo 41
10. 5. From Tlaxcalantongo to Mexico City 49
11. 6. The Selection of an Interim President 55
12. 7. Adolfo de la Huerta and Pancho Villa 63
13. 8. The Interim Regime and Other Restless Generals 71
14. 9. The Election of General Obregón 79
15. 10. International Relations during the Interim Regime 88
16. 11. General Obregón and the Agrarian Problem 93
17. 12. Obregón's Administration Gets under Way during a Depression 102
18. 13. Combatting Francisco Murguía and His Associates 109
19. 14. Combatting Ignorance 118
20. 15. The Death of the Partido Liberal Constitutionalista 126
21. 16. Carrillo Puerto and the Ligas de Resistencia de Yucatán 136
22. 17. De la Huerta Makes a Trip to New York 145
23. 18. The Bucareli Conferences 158
24. 19. The Presidential Succession 173
25. 20. The Assassination of Pancho Villa 177
26. 21. The Break between the Partido Cooperatista Nacional and Obregón 181
27. 22. Adolfo de la Huerta Breaks with Obregón 188
28. 23. The Pani-De la Huerta Controversy 197
29. 24. The Struggle Becomes Intense 204
30. 25. The First Stage of the De la Huerta Rebellion 218
31. 26. The Last Days of Carrillo Puerto 228
32. 27. The Assassination of Field Jurado 236
33. 28. Military Events; The Battle of Esperanza 241
34. 29. The Last Bloody Phases of the Rebellion 248
35. 30. Obregón Finishes His Term 264
36. 31. Luis N. Morones and Organized Labor 271
37. 32. Government Finances during the Golden Days of President Calles 280
38. 33. Efforts of the Calles Administration To Develop the Nation 289
39. 34. Struggle with the Catholic Clergy 296
40. 35. The Cristero Rebellion and the Case of Padre Pro 309
41. 36. The Revolutionary Program and United States Relations 316
42. 37. The Arrival of Ambassador Morrow 324
43. 38. The Presidential Campaign of Generals, 1927-1928 332
44. 39. Bloody Climax of the 1927-1928 Presidential Campaign 342
45. 40. The Re-election of General Obregón 355
46. 41. The Assassination of General Obregón 362
47. 42. An Investigation and Some Accusations 370
48. 43. A Memorable Presidential Address 379
49. 44. The Selection of a Provisional President 388
50. 45. The Murder Trial 396
51. 46. President Portes Gil and the C.R.O.M. 404
52. 47. Background for the Querétaro Convention 414
53. 48. The Querétaro Convention of the Partido Nacional Revolucionario 427
54. 49. The Outbreak of the Escobar Rebellion 436
55. 50. The Campaign East and North; The Battle of Jiménez 444
56. 51. The Campaign in the West 451
57. 52. The Resumption of Catholic Services 459
58. 53. Autonomy for the National University 464
59. 54. The Vasconcelista Campaign of 1929 469
60. 55. A Bad Inauguration Day for President Ortiz Rubio 481
61. 56. Rough Times for the Convalescent 490
62. 57. The Great Depression Sets In 500
63. 58. Pani Returns to the Finance Ministry 507
64. 59. Some Cabinets of President Ortiz Rubio 518
65. 60. Acute Religious and Political Problems 528
66. 61. The Resignation of President Ortiz Rubio 535
67. 62. Pani's Departure from President Rodríguez' Cabinet 544
68. 63. Narciso Bassols and the Catholic Clergy 557
69. 64. The Official Party Selects a Presidential Candidate 566
70. 65. Efforts by the Opposition in 1933 and 1934 578
71. 66. Negotiations with the United States under President Rodríguez 590
72. 67. Rodríguez Handles Agrarian and Labor Matters 598
73. 68. December, 1934 605
74. 69. Garrido Canabal and Tabasco, "Laboratory of the Revolution" 611
75. 70. Agitation and Strikes in Early 1935 625
76. 71. The Declarations of General Calles 634
77. 72. The Break between Cárdenas and Calles 640
78. 73. The Expedition to Tabasco 650
79. 74. General Calles Returns to Mexico 659
80. 75. The Curtain Falls for General Calles 674
81. Appendix A: Presidents of Mexico 685
82. Appendix B: Presidents of the P.N.R 687
83. Notes on Sources 691
84. Sources of Material 717
85. Index 741