The End of the Díaz Regime
By January 1911, Madero's forces terrified Ciudad Juaréz, and on March 6, 1911, Maderista troops fought a battle at Casas Grandes. The Maderistas were defeated; however, the Mexican army did not seek out to destroy them.
On March 17, 1911 Díaz established summary proceedings for people caught interfering with telegraph facilities, railroads, power plants and the property of large ranches and farms. The administration also began secret peace negotiations with Madero in New York, where Dr. Francisco Vázquez Gómez (Madero's vice-presidential running mate in 1910) led on behalf of the Anti-Reelection forces and José Yves Limantour (Mexican Minister of Finance) led on behalf of Díaz.
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In the state, Morelos, Emiliano Zapata, one of the many prominent figures of the revolution, attracted so many followers that he posed a military threat before the end of March. Maderista generals Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa moved to cut off the city of Chihuahua in late March.
On April 19, the Maderista troops returned to the border area of Ciudad Juaréz and demanded the surrender of the city, but General Juan J. Navarro, the federal garrison commander, refused. As a result, the troops blockaded the city and several cease fires followed. On May 10, the Maderistas captured Ciudad Juaréz.
On April 19, the Maderista troops returned to the border area of Ciudad Juaréz and demanded the surrender of the city, but General Juan J. Navarro, the federal garrison commander, refused. As a result, the troops blockaded the city and several cease fires followed. On May 10, the Maderistas captured Ciudad Juaréz.
After new recruits joined Mandero's army, over 10 cities were under their control, but ultimately the capture of Ciudad Juaréz was the fate of the Díaz regime. On May 17, Díaz announced that he and his vice-president, Ramón Corral, would resign on or before the end of May. On May 21, Madero and the spokesmen of Díaz signed an agreement, known as the Treaty of Ciudad Juaréz, which ended the unrest. It stated that until elections could be held, Francisco Léon de la Barra, former Mexican ambassador to the United States, would serve as the president of Mexico. Díaz resigned May 25, 1911 and went into exile in France, where he died in 1915.
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