Assassination of Venustiano Carranza:<\/strong> As support for his government collapsed, Carranza fled Mexico City in May 1920, attempting to reach Veracruz and establish a rival government. He was ambushed and assassinated in Tlaxcalantongo, Puebla, on May 21, 1920.<\/p>\n Provisional Presidency of Adolfo de la Huerta:<\/strong> Following Carranza’s death, Adolfo de la Huerta assumed the role of provisional president on June 1, 1920. During his brief term, de la Huerta successfully negotiated the surrender and amnesty of revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, helping to promote peace.<\/p>\n Election of \u00c1lvaro Obreg\u00f3n:<\/strong> A general election was held on September 5, 1920, which \u00c1lvaro Obreg\u00f3n won in a landslide with over 95% of the popular vote.<\/p>\n Obreg\u00f3n Assumes Office:<\/strong> Obreg\u00f3n took the oath of office on December 1, 1920, becoming the first stable president since the revolution began a decade earlier. His inauguration marked the beginning of a period of post-revolutionary consolidation (1920\u20131940) where state power became more centralized and the reforms outlined in the 1917 Constitution, such as land reform and public education, began to be implemented.<\/p>\n Obreg\u00f3n was no stranger to violence, having served as a general after joining the Revolution after the February 1913 coup d’\u00e9tat that brought General Victoriano Huerta to the presidency. Obreg\u00f3n supported Sonora’s decision to follow Governor Venustiano Carranza as leader of the northern revolutionary coalition, the Constitutionalist Army, against the Huerta regime. Obreg\u00f3n quickly became the most prominent general in the Constitutionalist Army, alongside Pancho Villa. Carranza appointed Obreg\u00f3n commander of the revolutionary forces in northwestern Mexico. Obreg\u00f3n lost his right arm<\/p>\n It is difficult to determine the exact number of people who died specifically between the defeat of Huerta in July 1914 and the formal dissolution of the Federal Army in August 1914. However, the final, decisive battles that directly led to these events were extremely bloody:<\/p>\n The pivotal Battle of Zacatecas on June 23, 1914 (just before the period specified), resulted in an estimated 6,000\u20137,000 federal troops killed and 3,000 captured, versus 1,200\u20133,000 Constitutionalist casualties.<\/p>\n In early July, the Battle of Orenda\u00edn, Jalisco, saw General \u00c1lvaro Obreg\u00f3n’s forces defeat federal troops, leaving approximately 8,000 federal soldiers dead. This defeat made the collapse of the Huerta regime inevitable.<\/p>\n Originally, the bird on Mexican coins faced to the right of the viewer. Obreg\u00f3n changed the bird to face the viewers’ left starting with the 1920 designs, a change that remains to this day. Astute viewers will also notice the more violent transformation of the bird’s wings, the gaping mouth, and the striking snake. While the coin shown were different sizes they appear to be the same size in the photo for illustration purposes. The 1920 Dos Peso coin was made of pure silver weighing 24 grams. Note that on the obverse of the 1920 silver coin the statue also lean to the viewers left. The gold color of Mexican coins comes from mixing three ingredients to make what is referred to as Aluminium Bronze. The gold color occurs from a mix of 92% copper, 6% aluminium, and 2% nickel.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Presidente-Alvaro-Obregon-Salido-1920-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>\u00c1lvaro Obreg\u00f3n Salido<\/strong> (19 February 1880 \u2013 17 July 1928) was a Mexican general, inventor and politician as a member of the social democratic Mexican Laborist Party, (Partido Laborista Mexicano, PLM) who served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. Obreg\u00f3n was re-elected to the presidency in 1928 but was assassinated before he could take office.<\/p>\n<\/a>When Obreg\u00f3n was elected to serve as the President of Mexico in 1920, one of his first acts was to honor those who fought for M\u00e9xico by changing the national bird on the coins. Click on the photo of the coins shown here to see the image full size.<\/p>\n