# Francisco I. Madero Francisco I. Madero was the idealistic leader who launched the Mexican Revolution against Porfirio Díaz with his Plan de San Luis in 1910. He served as President from 1911 to 1913, but his moderate reforms failed to satisfy the revolutionary forces he had unleashed. He was overthrown and murdered in the Decena Trágica by General Victoriano Huerta. ## Quick Facts - **Born:** October 30, 1873 - **Birthplace:** Parras de la Fuente, Mexico - **Nationality:** Mexican - **Occupation:** politician - **Category:** Power & Politics - **Also Known As:** El Apóstol de la Democracia, Maderito ## Overview Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer, politician and statesman who served as the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed and assassinated in a coup d'état in February 1913. He came to prominence as an advocate for democracy and as an opponent of President and dictator Porfirio Díaz. After Díaz claimed to have won the fraudulent election of 1910 despite promising a return to democracy, Madero started the Mexican Revolution to oust Díaz. The Mexican revolution would continue until 1920, well after Madero and Díaz's deaths, with hundreds of thousands dead. ## Wikipedia Context This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Francisco I. Madero. President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913 ## Sources Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_I._Madero ## Timeline ### 1847 — Evaristo married twice, with the first marriage before he made his fortune to... Evaristo married twice, with the first marriage before he made his fortune to sixteen-year-old María Rafaela Hernández Lombaraña (1847–1870), the daughter of an influential landowner, together producing seven children ### 1857 — Carranza named the broad-based, anti-Huerta northern coalition the... Carranza named the broad-based, anti-Huerta northern coalition the Constitutionalist Army, invoking the Mexican Constitution of 1857 and rule of law that they hoped to restore ### 1870 — After Rafaela Hernández's death at age 38, Evaristo married Manuela Farías y... After Rafaela Hernández's death at age 38, Evaristo married Manuela Farías y Benavides (1870–1893); the couple had eleven children ### 1871 — Madero pointed out the irony that in 1871, Porfirio Díaz's political slogan had... Madero pointed out the irony that in 1871, Porfirio Díaz's political slogan had been "No Re-election" ### 1873 — Birth Birth of Francisco I. Madero. ### 1873 — Family background Hacienda del Rosario in Parras, birthplace of President... Family background Hacienda del Rosario in Parras, birthplace of President Madero Francisco Madero Hernández [es] and Thomas Edison Francisco Ignacio Madero González was born in 1873 into a large and wealthy family in northeastern Mexico at the hacienda of El Rosario, in Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila ### 1880 — His grandfather Evaristo Madero Elizondo had built an enormous and diversified... His grandfather Evaristo Madero Elizondo had built an enormous and diversified fortune as a young man and briefly served as Governor of Coahuila, from 1880 to 1884, during the four-year interregnum of Porfirio Díaz's rule (1880–1884), when Díaz's right-hand man General Manuel González served as pres ### 1884 — Díaz returned to the presidency in 1884 and did not relinquish the office until... Díaz returned to the presidency in 1884 and did not relinquish the office until 1911, when Francisco Madero's revolutionary movement forced him to resign ### 1903 — Introduction to politics (1903–1908) On 2 April 1903, Bernardo Reyes, governor... Introduction to politics (1903–1908) On 2 April 1903, Bernardo Reyes, governor of Nuevo León, violently crushed a political demonstration, an example of the increasingly authoritarian policies of president Porfirio Díaz ### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references. ### 2026 — Profile Update Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness. ## Quotes > "Profile note: Francisco I. Madero was complemented using Wikipedia reference material." > — Francisco I. Madero, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) > "Editorial note: This block stores profile notes and source context, not attributed quotations." > — Francisco I. Madero, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) > "Source note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_I._Madero" > — Francisco I. Madero, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) --- Source: https://peoplebio.info/p/francisco-i-madero