Diaz resigns as president amid Mexican revolution
Amid a national upheaval in 1911 Mexico, Porfirio Diaz resigns the presidency and Alfredo Robles Dominguez takes command of rebel forces in the capital while Francisco de la Barra and Hamon Corral announce provisional leadership. Mass crowds cheer, streets close, and a police guard clears the approach to the national palace.
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Police fire on mob in front of foreign relations building
In Mexico City crowds waving Viva Madero protested in front of the Department of Foreign Relations. Police fired on the mob, killing one man. Despite a manifesto by Robles Domingues calling for order, thousands marched, gathered around the Zocalo and central streets, with factions recruiting in the Colonia Bella area.
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Mounted police and troops guard central National Palace area
National Palace at the central entrance shows massed mounted police and soldiers with the largest contingent at the Zocalo. Troops and masked machine guns occupy the Cathedral north of the Zocalo. The Colonia Bella mob is routed as work continues on the Zocalo and few shops stay open.
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