When did the Maderistas exist?

The Maderistas existed 1910–1911. On this map they are drawn 1911.

How large were the Maderistas?

At their greatest extent drawn on this map, the Maderistas covered about 35,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives them across the years they are drawn, not necessarily their greatest extent in history.

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Maderistas

1910–1911

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Existed: 1910–1911
Shown on the map: 1911
Peak area: 35k km²
Region: North America

Overview

The Maderistas were the followers of Francisco I. Madero, whose movement launched the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) and toppled the long dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz (the "Porfiriato," 1876–1911). Madero, a wealthy, idealistic landowner from Coahuila, ran against Díaz in 1910 on a platform of democracy and "Effective Suffrage, No Re-election"; when Díaz jailed him and stole the election, Madero escaped to Texas and issued the Plan de San Luis Potosí, calling for armed revolt beginning 20 November 1910.

History

The Maderista rising quickly gathered a broad coalition of regional revolutionaries who would soon become household names: Pancho Villa and Pascual Orozco in the north (Chihuahua) and Emiliano Zapata in the south (Morelos), fighting for "Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Liberty). The decisive military blow was the capture of Ciudad Juárez (May 1911) by Villa and Orozco, which broke the regime's will. Díaz resigned and went into exile in May 1911, and Madero entered Mexico City in triumph.

Decline and legacy

Madero was elected president in late 1911, but his moderate, legalistic government disappointed radical agrarian revolutionaries (Zapata rejected him in the Plan de Ayala) while alienating conservatives and the old regime. In February 1913, during the "Ten Tragic Days" (Decena Trágica), a counter-revolutionary coup led by General Victoriano Huerta (with U.S. ambassador Henry Lane Wilson's connivance) overthrew and assassinated Madero. His murder reignited and radicalized the Revolution, which raged for another seven years. The Maderistas are remembered as the movement that opened the Mexican Revolution and made Madero the "Apostle of Democracy."

Common questions

What were the Maderistas?: The Maderistas were the followers of Francisco I. Madero, whose movement launched the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) and toppled the long dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz (the "Porfiriato," 1876–1911).
When did the Maderistas exist?: The Maderistas existed 1910–1911. On this map they are drawn 1911.
How large were the Maderistas?: At their greatest extent drawn on this map, the Maderistas covered about 35,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives them across the years they are drawn, not necessarily their greatest extent in history.
Who ruled the Maderistas?: The Maderista rising quickly gathered a broad coalition of regional revolutionaries who would soon become household names: Pancho Villa and Pascual Orozco in the north (Chihuahua) and Emiliano Zapata in the south (Morelos), fighting for "Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Liberty). The decisive military blow was the capture of Ciudad Juárez (May 1911) by Villa and Orozco, which broke the regime's will.
How did the Maderistas end?: Madero was elected president in late 1911, but his moderate, legalistic government disappointed radical agrarian revolutionaries (Zapata rejected him in the Plan de Ayala) while alienating conservatives and the old regime. In February 1913, during the "Ten Tragic Days" (Decena Trágica), a counter-revolutionary coup led by General Victoriano Huerta (with U.S. ambassador Henry Lane Wilson's connivance) overthrew and assassinated Madero.

Sources

This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory, and states that it was written from established reference works with targeted checks on current facts, rather than from a fresh multi-source research pass. It names the English Wikipedia article for each polity and its key figures as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, the US National Park Service and the World History Encyclopedia. The article this entry is anchored on:

Wikipedia — List of factions in the Mexican Revolution en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_factions_in_the_Mexican_Revolution

This entry was last updated 12 September 2026.

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