Now
Uncle Sam will have to rub
Some resin on his hands
If
he is going to try to hold
Those Hurtea soldier bands.
You
do not see the joke? Ah me!
They’re known as “greasers”, don’t you see!
April
29, 1914
Huerta's
Federal Army, also known as the Federales in popular culture, was the
force headed by Victoriano Huerta during his 1913–1914 reign as
president of Mexico.
Huerta
took power after president Francisco Madero was assassinated, along
with his vice-president. The identity of those responsible for the
assassination was never established. Huerta inherited the weaknesses of both
the Porfirista and Madero Federal armies.
Federal
army generals were often corrupt and guilty of undermining morale with poor
leadership. Some were so corrupt their dealings extended as far as selling
ammunition, food and uniforms to the enemy. Also guilty of this corruption were
Huerta's two sons, Victoriano Jr. and Jorge, both of whom had been placed in
important positions overseeing the procurement of arms, supplies, uniforms and
ammunition.
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