Victoriano Huerta, general of the federal army, led the military coup that overthrew and killed President Francisco I. Madero. He was one of the most prominent generals of the federal army. By means of a legal maneuver he usurped the presidency of the Republic and established a bloody military dictatorship that was defeated by the revolutionary armies. On July 15, 1914, General Victoriano Huerta presented his resignation to the presidency of Mex…
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Victoriano Huerta, general of the federal army, led the military coup that overthrew and killed President Francisco I. Madero. He was one of the most prominent generals of the federal army. By means of a legal maneuver he usurped the presidency of the Republic and established a bloody military dictatorship that was defeated by the revolutionary armies. On July 15, 1914, General Victoriano Huerta presented his resignation to the presidency of Mex…