Treaty+of+Ciudad+Juarez

The Treaty of Ciudad Juarez was an agreement reached in 1911 between former President Porfirio Diaz and future Presedent Francisco Madero. The deal stipulated that Diaz would resign from the presidency of Mexico and Madero would then become president. The deal was important because it stopped Emiliano Zapata from invading the capital and leaving the government in disaray (Keen, 283). Francisco Leon de la Barra became the interm president, and Madero was elected to become president in the later months of 1911 (Keen, 284). The Treaty of Ciudad Juarez didn't call for any changes to the government, therefore most of the institutions established by Diaz, as well as many of his advisors remained during the Madero Presidency (Keen, 283).

Franciso de la Barra, Interm President of Mexico

Keen, Benjamin and Haynes, Keith //The History of Latin America// Houghton Miffilin Company, Boston, 2004