Battle of Ciudad Juárez: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	April 7, 1911 - May 10, 1911
Location	Juárez • Mexico
Participants	Francisco Madero • Mexico
Context	Mexican Revolution

Photos

Francisco Madero and provisional governors

Map of Mexico and surrounding regions highlighting the location of Ciudad Juarez near the northern border with the United States, with Mexico City also marked for reference. Neighboring countries and major bodies of water, including the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean, are labeled.

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Key People

Emiliano Zapata

Emiliano Zapata

Mexican revolutionary

Francisco Madero, undated photograph

Francisco Madero

president of Mexico

Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)

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