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Manifiesto a la Nación it is a document written by Francisco I. Madero on 5 October 1910 in San Luis Potosí, México. The text begins with a message directed to the Mexican people and describes a plan in twelve articles. In the first one declares invalid the elections for president, vice president, magistrates to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, deputies and senators celebrated in June and July 1910, meanwhile in the second article he disowned to the government of Porfirio Díaz and to all the no elect authorities by the people.
The 3º article declares that the law of wasteland abused of small owners, natives that were despoiled arbitrarily in its majority. Madero proposes in the name of justice restore to the ancient possessors and demand to those who purchased of immoral form those lands, call to return them to their primitive owners in addition to paying them a compensation by the suffered damages. Only in the case that these lands have been sold to third persons before the promulgation of this plan, the ancient owners will receive compensation of those in whose profit verified the undress.
One of the articles with more impact in this Manifest
In the 5º article of this manifest, Madero assumes the charge of provisional president of the Mexican United States, calling to extraordinary elections a month afterwards, when the half of the States of the Federation are in power of the people, promising give the power to the president that results elect. Call to all the citizens of the Republic in the 7º article to take the weapons to launch of the power to the authorities the day 20 November at 6 pm. In the articles 8º and 9º respectively specifies that when the authorities shows armed resistance, people will force them by strength to respect the popular decisions and to those who resist to this plan will be apprehended and subjects will trial at the end of the revolution.
Historical context
Madero made three tours to promote clubs anti reelection with the goal to celebrate an annual convention in April 1910, in which it would constitute the National Party Anti reelection and would designate the elections candidates for June. Madero was apprehended by orders of the judge of District of San Luis Potosí while he was at Monterrey, accused to incite to the rebellion, was the reason because he was moved and confined to the prison of the State. Forty-five days afterwards he was release under bail, although without the possibility to go out of the State. During this same period the presidential elections happened.