A street battle at Mexico City's Zócalo during Revolution Day 1935 led to the banning of the fascist-leaning Revolutionary Mexicanist Action.
Key Facts
- Date
- November 20, 1935 (Revolution Day)
- Duration of brawl
- Approximately one hour
- Injuries
- 46 to 50
- Fatalities
- 3
- Ban enacted after
- 4 months following a second incident in Monterrey
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
During the 1935 Revolution Day celebrations at the Zócalo, members of the Revolutionary Mexicanist Action were marching in the square when individuals affiliated with the Mexican Communist Party and associated organizations began antagonizing them. The existing ideological hostility between the far-right Acción Revolucionaria Mexicanista and communist groups set the stage for open violence.
A brawl erupted between Revolutionary Mexicanist Action marchers and Communist Party-affiliated groups at Mexico City's Zócalo. The fighting lasted roughly one hour, leaving 46 to 50 people injured and three dead: Carlos Salinas Vela of the Communist Youth Federation of Mexico, worker Lucio Huerta, and unaffiliated worker José Trinidad García. Among the wounded was Nicolás Rodríguez Carrasco, leader of the Revolutionary Mexicanist Action.
The violence generated intense political pressure on President Cárdenas to dissolve the Revolutionary Mexicanist Action. After a subsequent violent clash between the organization and police in Monterrey, Cárdenas reached an agreement with the Mexican Senate and the group was formally banned approximately four months after the Zócalo battle.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Nicolás Rodríguez Carrasco.
Side B
1 belligerent