Empire Builders: Mexico

The Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution achieved the foundations of a modern Mexico. The episode examines the roles of assassinatedrevolutionaries Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Venustiano Carranzas and Álvaro Obregón; the subsequent religious conflict, the Cristero War; and the nation-building of the Cárdenas government followed. A fusion of art and politics developed in this era by artists like Frida Kahlo.

The Mexican Revolution

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The Mexican Revolution achieved the foundations of a modern Mexico. The episode examines the roles of assassinatedrevolutionaries Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Venustiano Carranzas and Álvaro Obregón; the subsequent religious conflict, the Cristero War; and the nation-building of the Cárdenas government followed. A fusion of art and politics developed in this era by artists like Frida Kahlo.

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