Why did Pascual Orozco rebel against Francisco Madero’s government?

Pascual Orozco, who had been a key supporter of Francisco Madero during the initial uprising against Porfirio Díaz, turned against the Madero government primarily due to dissatisfaction with the slow pace of reform.1

While Madero was a sincere believer in constitutional government, his administration struggled to meet the expectations of the various revolutionary factions that had helped bring him to power. Orozco, in particular, felt that the new government was failing to implement the necessary social and economic changes that the revolution had promised. This frustration led him to lead a revolutionary movement against Madero in the north, marking one of several armed rebellions that destabilized the Madero presidency.12