She was born fighting, in San Diego, California, in December 1913. Francisca Flores was a woman of Mexican American heritage who campaigned for Latino and women’s rights throughout her life. As a young woman, she was inspired by stories of the Mexican Revolution of the 1920s and by Spanish resistance against the forces of fascism… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Francisca Flores, Political Activist
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Birthday of Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, President of Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, the second elected President of Guatemala, was born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on September 14, 1913. Arbenz lived through the turbulent period of Guatemala’s early democracy. In 1950, he was elected by 60% of the vote. Arbenz continued the agricultural reforms and land redistribution started by his predecessor, to the anger of the… Continue reading Birthday of Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, President of Guatemala
General Victoriana Huerta takes power in 1913
On February 19, 1913, General Victoriana Huerta took power in Mexico through a military coup plotted with the US Ambassador to Mexico, Henry Lane Wilson. Wilson was convinced that a military dictatorship was needed in Mexico, and did not approve of the democratically elected president. Known in Mexico as the Decena Tragica (Tragic Ten Days),… Continue reading General Victoriana Huerta takes power in 1913