The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 52, July 1948 - April, 1949 Page: 303
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Mexican Revolutionary Movements from Texas
some of the groups within the country began action; among them
was a group which attacked Jimenez, Coahuila,5 hoping to ob-
tain reinforcements and aid from the sympathizers within Texas.
The attempt was a complete failure, largely because there was
no support from the populace and because none of the men of
Texas came to join the budding revolution. General reaction in
Mexico to any attempt at forceful overthrow of the government
was not favorable, as is shown by the attitude of Francisco I.
Madero, who at that time was becoming increasingly active in
Mexican politics and of whom a later account will be taken. He
believed that the attempt at Jimenez had been a mistake and a
useless shedding of Mexican blood. He did not then believe in
armed revolution, at least not until democratic processes had been
attempted, and he definitely did not favor a movement from
outside the country." He had previously given encouragement to
Flores Mag6n, however, writing him sympathetic letters and giv-
ing him some financial aid in the publication of Regeneraci6n,
the party organ.7
Since the events in Mexico had amply justified Flores Mag6n's
belief that an attempt at that moment would be suicidal, he
contented himself for the time being with holding meetings
with his adherents in the immediate neighborhood. In the mean-
time, however, the government of the dictator was taking steps
to liquidate any threat Flores Mag6n might make to the peace
of Mexico; government agents insinuated themselves into the
ranks of the party and took part in the meetings. Immediately
after the unsuccessful Jimenez episode, the Mexican authorities
notified the United States officials of the nature and place of the
meetings being held and requested that the men be arrested.
Consequently, on the night of October 19, 19o6, a meeting of the
most important members of the junta was raided by a combina-
tion of Federal and state officers and most of the men were
arrested. Flores Mag6n himself managed to elude capture," but
even though he was not in jail he was able to do little since he
6C. D. Padua, Movimiento Revolucionario en Vera Cruz (Cuernavaca, 1936), 9g.
eCited in Alfonso Taracena, Madero: vida del hombre y del politico (Mexico,
1937), 63.
7lbid., 45.
SR. Flores Mag6n to P. G. Guerrero, December 24, 19o6, Valadds Collection.3og
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