Gustavo A. Madero
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Gustavo Adolfo Madero also known to many as "Ojo Pardo" (1875 18 February 1913), born in Parras de la Fuente
, Coahuila
, Mexico
, was a participant in the Mexican Revolution
against Porfirio Díaz
along with other members of his wealthy family.
Madero's brother, Francisco I. Madero
, was president of Mexico
from 1911 to 1913. During the coup d'état
in Mexico City known as La decena trágica
("the ten tragic days"), Gustavo Madero was killed after being torture
d in 1913 by order of Victoriano Huerta
and U.S. ambassador Henry Lane Wilson
.
A borough
in Mexico City
is named after Gustavo A. Madero
Madero's only remaining option was to obtain a loan. He took advantage of the instability of Mexican politics and shifted alliances in order to interview with important investors. He eventually spent the entirety of his fortune in developing his political strategies.
In May 1911, before of the taking of Ciudad Juárez
and the fall of the Díaz government, Madero requested the resignation of Díaz as a condition of peace. At the time Gustavo Madero was negotiating a loan, and after the event Standard Oil extended a substantial line of credit to the revolutionaries. Porfirio Díaz signed his resignation on 25 May.
. They were taken as prisoners of Huerta, as the military was slow to advance. Gustavo was locked up inside the Gambrinus restaurant before being given to troops who subsequently tortured and killed him. On 18 February, an open pact was signed between Victoriano Huerta and Félix Díaz, titled the Pact of the Embassy.
Parras
Parras de la Fuente is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. At the census of 2010, the population was 45,423. There are a large number of factories that produce denim, including a Dickies factory, and Parras is also a wine-making place...
, Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, was a participant in the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
against Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican-American War volunteer and French intervention hero, an accomplished general and the President of Mexico continuously from 1876 to 1911, with the exception of a brief term in 1876 when he left Juan N...
along with other members of his wealthy family.
Madero's brother, Francisco I. Madero
Francisco I. Madero
Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a politician, writer and revolutionary who served as President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. As a respectable upper-class politician, he supplied a center around which opposition to the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz could coalesce...
, was president of Mexico
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
from 1911 to 1913. During the coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
in Mexico City known as La decena trágica
La decena trágica
The Ten Tragic Days was a series of events that took place in Mexico City between February 9 and February 19, 1913, during the Mexican Revolution. They culminated in a coup d'état and the assassination of President Francisco I...
("the ten tragic days"), Gustavo Madero was killed after being torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
d in 1913 by order of Victoriano Huerta
Victoriano Huerta
José Victoriano Huerta Márquez was a Mexican military officer and president of Mexico. Huerta's supporters were known as Huertistas during the Mexican Revolution...
and U.S. ambassador Henry Lane Wilson
Henry Lane Wilson
Henry Lane Wilson was an American diplomat.-Biography:He was born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana to Indiana congressman James Wilson and his wife, Emma Wilson; he was the younger brother of John L. Wilson, and had been named for Henry Smith Lane...
.
A borough
Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District
Mexico City — politically and administratively constituted as the Federal District — is divided into sixteen boroughs for administrative purposes. They constitute second-level administrative divisions, on par with the municipalities of Mexico. However, unlike municipalities, they do not have...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
is named after Gustavo A. Madero
Gustavo A. Madero, D.F.
Gustavo A. Madero is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided.-Origins:Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a delegación in 1931; as such, it was named after Gustavo A. Madero, the brother...
Mexican Revolution
There were many divisions within the Madero family; some of its members wished for a peace agreement, hoping to avoid the problems that the civil war would bring to their businesses and investments. Talks were arranged in New York with a minister of the Díaz government, but these failed as the revolution continued and peace negotiations broke down.Madero's only remaining option was to obtain a loan. He took advantage of the instability of Mexican politics and shifted alliances in order to interview with important investors. He eventually spent the entirety of his fortune in developing his political strategies.
In May 1911, before of the taking of Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
and the fall of the Díaz government, Madero requested the resignation of Díaz as a condition of peace. At the time Gustavo Madero was negotiating a loan, and after the event Standard Oil extended a substantial line of credit to the revolutionaries. Porfirio Díaz signed his resignation on 25 May.
The Ten Tragic Days
Gustavo A. Madero was the one to uncover the participation of Victoriano Huerta in the conspiracy. Consequently, the Senate asked for the resignation of Gustavo and his colleague José María Pino SuárezJosé María Pino Suárez
José María Pino Suárez was a Mexican statesman, revolutionary, poet, journalist and jurist who served as Vice President of Mexico , Secreatry of Education and Governor of Yucatán...
. They were taken as prisoners of Huerta, as the military was slow to advance. Gustavo was locked up inside the Gambrinus restaurant before being given to troops who subsequently tortured and killed him. On 18 February, an open pact was signed between Victoriano Huerta and Félix Díaz, titled the Pact of the Embassy.