The Mexican Revolution began on November 20, 1910. It is debatable whether it lasted up to two decades and cost the lives of over 900,000 people. This revolution, however, also ended the dictatorship in Mexico and restored the rights of farm workers, or peons, and its citizens. Revolutions are often started because a large group of people want to see change. These beings decided to be the change they wanted to see and risked many things, including their lives. Francisco “Pancho” Villa and Emiliano Zapata are the main remembered revolutionaries. These figures of the revolution took on the responsibility that came with the title. Their main goal was to regain the rights that the people deserved. Peons believed they deserved the land they worked on. These workers rose up in vehement conflict against those who opposed and oppressed them. The United States was also significantly affected by this war, as everyone who did not want to fight left the country and migrated north. Although the end of the revolution can be considered the year 1917 with the draft of a new constitution, the fighting did not peak until the 1930s. Before the revolt As in many wars, there is a problem without real solution in sight. This leads the citizens of that nation to provoke a war. According to PBS, the land was allocated by the Mexican people and was given to the wealthiest landowners. Additionally, no Mexican could own land without the proper legal documents. The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 when citizens began to doubt their dictator Porfirio Díaz. In 1908 he stated in an interview that by 1910 the people could expect clear elections. That's why Francisco I. Madero, a wealthy landowner, put together a small...... middle of paper ......Bibliography"Feature article on the Mexican Revolution." PBS. PBS and Web. November 21, 2013. PBS provided information on the Revolution figures. "The Mexican Revolution: November 20, 1910 | EDSITEment." The Mexican Revolution: November 20, 1910 | EDITment. Edsitement, and Web. November 23, 2013. This website gives information about the events and battles that took place at the time. “Untitled document”. Mexican Revolution. Np, and Web. November 9, 2013. Coria, Teresa. “A citizen’s point of view.” Telephone interview. Nov. 18, 2013.This interview allowed me to see the revolution from the point of view of someone who was there. “El Corrido Mexicano”. El Corrido Mexicano La Cucaracha Comments. Np, and Web. Nov 16, 2013This song from the time of the Mexican Revolution puts me in perspective on how things were back then and how citizens understood why they wanted to be president..