Escobar Rebellion

The Escobar Rebellion was a conflict in northern Mexico in 1929 during the Maximato, between the government forces of PresidentEmilio Portes Gil and rebel forces under the command of General José Gonzalo Escobar. After some initial success in taking over several key cities in the northern half of the country, the Escobar rebels were decisively defeated in a major battle at Jiménez, Chihuahua, and were eventually swept aside by the advancing government forces under the command of General Calles.