the mexican miracle

The Mexican miracle is a period in the contemporary history of Mexico, between 1940 and 1970 which is mainly characterized by the application of a series of economic and social reforms by the State, to develop the internal market and industry. In this period the most important political and social institutions of the country are created. Its maximum expression was in the stabilizing development, time in which Antonio Ortiz Mena was in charge of the Treasury. During this time the famous 12.50 was the dollar, which demonstrated the stability of Mexico, which lasted more than twenty years. This period began in the second world war, in which Mexico would send raw materials to the allies, and in return received machinery and technology. Another antecedent were policies and stability of the Government of Lázaro Cárdenas. The Mexican miracle ended with the beginning of the Government of Luis Echeverría.

the cardenismo

cardenismo is the name of the ideological current inaugurated by Cardenas; but it is also called as well to the stage in which ruled Mexico from 1934 to 1940, although some prefer the term "Cardenato". Cárdenas integrates all sectors in the following way:

* The army supports Cardenas and is loyal to him since he has given voice and vote and presidential power that Lazaro Cardenas reaches a not threatening military power, but from now on the power you have the Presidency but not the generals,

* With the workers he promoted the issue of rights by a large Confederation of workers where all are linked to the State and the State to ensure the interests of the workers.

The peasant sector and indigenous support Lazaro Cardenas because they have land reform.

* It gives entrepreneurs a viable economic project.

* Includes the Church in your project. In no way excludes it.

the maximato

The maximato was a political and historic period in the historical development of Mexico that runs from 1928 to 1934. This period owes its name to Plutarco Elias Calles, who was known as the top leader of the revolution. Elias Calles was President in the period 1924-1928, but in the following six years, occurred three Presidents, all of them are subordinated to a greater or lesser extent to the interests and policies of the former President. The Presidents, and their respective mandates, are:

* Emilio Portes Gil (1928-1930), appointed by Congress to replace the President elected Álvaro Obregón, assassinated before taking office.

* Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1930-1932), elected to fill the period.

* Abelardo l. Rodríguez (1932-1934), substitute for Ortiz Rubio, who resigned.

The influence of the former President came to an end when Lázaro Cárdenas expelled him from the country in 1936, after being elected President in 1934.

the unique party

The party is one of the goals of the President that is brewing since he began working for the seizure of power. Fronts, blocks, alliances, the platform and the methodical from below, have been antecedents have been trying in the past 10 years. Now, given the objective conditions in the political scene, the decision to structure the single party points to its realization. It's time to just, well. It is time to shake the organic composition and conception clientele of the party today, since it operates in a different direction by which will process and that Hugo Chávez passes.

cristero war

The cause of the cristero war was that Government through the Calles law was intended to limit the number of priests per capita and have a greater interference in the internal affairs of the Catholic Church that is le reonocia its own legal personality, acts of worship could only be in the temples and a permit from the Governmentalso banned any kind of religious education.

In response, the Mexican bishops took the decision to suspend worship in temples and authorized cults could be held in private homes, which in turn resulted in the believers rose in arms in protest against the Government.

The Government pursued the cristeros and deemed illegal the acts of worship performed outside temples to imprison and protects the transgressors.

The bishops came to an arrangement with the Government in the sense of resume services, calm the rebels and in return the Government would interfere in the internal affairs of the Church that not recognizing him anyway legal personalidada any and not (at least officially) permitted the existence of denominational schools.

The cristero war resulted in the death of more people that during the Mexican Revolution and a deep division among the population.

calles government

In 1911 calles opened streets opened a trade in Agua Prieta where distributed seeds, grains, agricultural implements, oil, butter, meat and piloncillo, that did regularly well. In September of that year his political uncle, Governor José María Maytorena, appointed him as Commissioner. During his tenure, streets was responsible for maintaining order, administer justice and customs. «Old», and told their friends, was in charge of reorganizing the prison, assigned a building to the police station, created a school and gave statements to the rebels.

The consuls of the Francisco I. Douglas Madero Government accused him before Maytorena of plotting against the regime, but the Governor continued to support it. In 1912 streets faced successfully the rebellion led by Pascual Orozco.23 before the coup d ' état of Victoriano Huerta and the assassination of President Madero, streets sent a telegram to Governor Maytorena which invited him to take up arms. Act followed, he set up his wife and children in Nogales and was dedicated to the recruitment of volunteers in Douglas.

On March 5, 1913 streets entered Mexico under the command of a small group of soldiers willing to fight. Immediately was related to other revolutionary leaders, among them: Manuel M. Diéguez, Pedro F. Bracamontes and Esteban Baca Calderón. He also participated in the drafting and signing of the Plan of Nacozari, signed in March of that year, where the Huerta Government was unknown.

obregon government

Álvaro Obregón Salido was born on February 19, 1880 in psyche, Sonora. Son of the marriage formed by don alamense Francisco Obregón Gamez and Doña Cenobia Salido Palomares. That year was his father, so his mother was absent from family home entrusting the child's upbringing Alvaro to his older daughters: Cenobia, María and pink. He then joined local school, of which his brother José was the director. There he learned the first letters and studied mathematics, history and geography. Soon ventured into poetry, woodworking, music and commerce.

Later, towards the end of 1898, Obregón decided to revive the former prosperity of his property and began work for the farmer, but the economic situation aggravated by the crisis, their rudimentary tools, climate and its little capital diminished lands and forced him to return to Huatabampo in 1906. However, in their unsuccessful attempts to become a farmer, he managed to achieve savings which enabled him to buy the "Quinta Chilla". That same year, she met Refugio Urrea with whom he had two sons, Humberto and María del Refugio, moreover, had two sons that died along with his wife in 1907 during the delivery. Again, as did his mother with him, Alvaro instructed her older sisters, who raised them.

The situation that the country was going through was political instability. Porfirio Díaz, who had been more than 30 years in power, saw that his Government began to collapse due to the multiple manifestations of rejection, as the workers of Cananea and Río Blanco. Francisco. I. Madero, political coahuilense, began an election campaign aimed at defeating Díaz in the 1910 elections. However, shortly before election day, Madero was apprehended in Monterrey and on 10 July, Diaz was his seventh re-election. Madero escaped from prison and fled to the United States, where on October 5, published the Plan of San Luis Potosí, calling the armed revolution on November 20 to Díaz from power. That day, as it was stipulated in the plan, broke out the revolt that eventually do give up Diaz on May 25, 1911. Obregon, before the civil war in the country, decided to maintain a situation of indifference while he felt sympathy towards the Government of Porfirio Díaz.