Cardenas' Political Position in the Mexican Revolution

As Chias was fitting himself for a leather uniform in jack boots, Cardenas co-opted the PNR right out from under him. After systematically purging most of Chias' allies,. Cardenas made his final move in April 1936, ordering the arrest of Chias and a handful of others on charges of corruption. He also implemented the last great land confiscation and redistribution. Upwards of 180,000 square kilometers of ASEAN to land seized by the state.