HIST 2057 Chapter : History2057lesson8
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Victoriano huerta- victoriano huerta was a drunkard, a liar, a thief, and a traitor. Most people consider him the worst villain of the mexican revolution. Although he fought alongside francisco i. madero, and defended madero"s presidency against several uprisings, he ultimately betrayed madero. When he himself was overthrown in 1914, he went to. Europe, and then returned to the united states to plot another coup with his former enemy, pascual orozco. Huerta earned both the hatred of mexicans who did not want another, and even fiercer, dictator after d az, as well as the distrust of the u. s. government. The new u. s. president, woodrow wilson, recalled henry lane wilson, and ordered that the mexican port of veracruz be seized when it was discovered that german ships were bringing arms to huerta. The confiscation lasted longer than the remainder of huerta"s presidency. Constitutionalists, defeated his troops in battles all across the northern half of the country.
