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Venustiano Carranza
Cuatro Cienegas (Coahuila), Mexico
Archival Overview
Leader of the Constitutionalist faction in the Mexican Revolution and President of Mexico (1917–1920) who promulgated the historic Constitution of 1917, the first constitution in world history to enshrine fundamental social, labor, and agrarian rights.
Biographical Record
Venustiano Carranza (1859–1920) served as Governor of Coahuila. When General Victoriano Huerta murdered President Madero in 1913, Carranza immediately refused to recognize the usurper, issuing the 'Plan of Guadalupe' and naming himself First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army.
Carranza convened the Constitutional Convention of Querétaro, resulting in the promulgation on February 5, 1917, of the Mexican Constitution, featuring Article 27 (state ownership of subsoil mineral and petroleum rights) and Article 123 (eight-hour workday, minimum wage, right to strike). His Carranza Doctrine affirmed the absolute sovereign equality of Latin American states against US intervention.
Key Life Milestones
Proclamation of the Plan of Guadalupe
Organized the armed Constitutionalist coalition that crushed the military dictatorship of Victoriano Huerta.
Promulgation of the Constitution of 1917
Enacted Mexico's modern constitution, the world's first charter enshrining revolutionary socio-economic rights.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialMexico City, Mexico