The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obregn and the Mexican Revolution

The Last Caudillo presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obregón, along with new insights into the Mexican Revolution and authoritarian rule in Latin America.

• Features a succinct biography of the life and times of a fascinating figure in Mexico's revolutionary past

• Represents the most analytical and up-to-date study of caudillo/military strongman rule

• Sheds new light on the networks and discourse practices that support rulers such as the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, and the emergence of modern Mexico

• Offers new insights into the role of leadership, the nature of revolution, and the complex forces that helped shape modern Mexico

Keywords: Mexican history, Mexican revolution, machismo, Pauncho Villa, Zapata, cult of personality