The Last Caudillo

Jurgen Buchenau is Professor of History and Latin American Studies at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, where he is Chair of the History Department. He is the author or editor of several books on modern Latin American history, including Plutarco Elias Calles and the Mexican Revolution (2007), Tools of Progress: A German Merchant Family in Mexico City, 1865-Present (2004), and In the Shadow of the Giant: The Making of Mexico's Central America Policy (1996).

List of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The Background of the Last Caudillo. From Santa Anna to Diaz. The Sonoran Background. 2. An Improvised Leader, 1880-1913. Obregon's Early Years. Obregon and the Beginning of the Mexican Revolution. Obregon's First Campaign. 3. Chaos and Triumph, 1913-1916. Obregon and the War Against Huerta. Obregon and the Clash Between Carranza and Villa. Obregon in the War Between the Factions. 4. The Path to Power, 1916-1920. Obregon's Emergence as a Political Leader. The Cincinnatus of the West (Part One). The Campaign for the Presidency. 5. The President, 1920-1924. The Construction of Obregon's Political Machine. Rebuilding the Nation. The Violent Breakup of the Sonoran Alliance. 6. The Last Caudillo, 1924-1928. A Troubled Agribusiness. The Cincinnatus of the West (Part Two). The Second Presidential Campaign. The Death of the Caudillo. 7. The Unquiet Grave. After the Caudillo. An Arm and a Revolution on a Stage. A Revolution and a Leader Lose Respect. Notes. Bibliography. Index.