Zapata and Madera's Divorce

The situation in South Central Mexico over the winter of 1911, 1912 was precarious. Emiliano Zapata and then also Pasquale Orozco were the two most formidable leaders of Madera's own revolution at the beginning of 1911. And he has now alienated them both. So this is the permanent divorce between Zapata and Madera. He took the wrong approach. He prioritized the wrong issues. He trusted the wrong people.