Saturday, November 23, 2024
Finished reading: Villa and Zapata by Frank McLynn 📚
I’d previously listened to the excellent Revolutions Podcast series on the Mexican Revolution, which peaked my interest in learning more.
I was fascinated to learn more about the conditions during the Porfiriato that lead to the Mexican Revolution. Both the role the Haciendas played as a conservative, planter-class aristocracy, as well as the destructive role American and British oil investments played in capturing the state. I can’t point to any contemporary parallels at all.
Anyways, the sticker I have of Emiliano Zapata riding a bike on my own bike finally feels earned. I read his biography.
