Plan de Tlaltizapan, July 26, 1911
File — Box: Oversize-Small Collections
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of the Plan de Tlaltizapan, dated July 26, 1911, which is four pages on two oversized sheets of paper.
In May 1911, Francisco I. Madero succeeded in toppling the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, thus initiating the Mexican Revolution. This document, dating from the first three months of the Revolution, begins with a cry for effective agrarian law, an end to monopolies and haciendas, and the supremacy of the people (“Ley Agraria Efectiva. Abajo los monopolies de tierra, montes y agues!!! Mueran las haciendas!!! Vivan los pueblos!!! Muera el agitoismo!!!”). There follows an open letter to the “Dear People of the State of Morelos” which declares that the “cry of rebellion… is the roaring hurricane which…will save the people.” It singles out the Emilian Zapata as the leader of the “valiant and stoic Liberation Army of Morelos” and names the “Spaniards” as the “rich” opposition.
The Plan itself is comprised of six articles or “bases.” The first establishes the primacy of Madero as the Revolutionary leader of Mexico and the secondary importance of interim president de la Barra. Article three states that the “Principal theme of our Plan is that the people should be superior to the hacienda, and not vice versa” (“El tema Capital de nuestro Plan es: que los pueblos sean superiores a las haciendas y no estas superiors a los pueblos”). It is signed by Jose Trinidad Ruiz.
Dates
- July 26, 1911
Extent
From the Collection: 1 item (Oversize-Small Collections )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository