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The Mexican Revolution began on November 20, 1910 as an attempt to overthrow the rule of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, who had been in power since 1877. Diaz stepped down and submitted to exile in 1911.
The Constitution of 1917 - Jorge GonzÃ¡lez Camarena. Courtesy of MIT. February 5th is a national holiday to commemorate the Constitution of 1917, the legal document drawn up to embody the ideals of the Mexican Revolution and which still governs our Republic today. The first Mexican Constitution was signed in ApatzingÃ¡n, MichoacÃ¡n, on October 22nd, 1814.