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'''José Victoriano Huerta Márquez''' ({{IPA-es|biktoˈɾjano ˈweɾta}}; 22 December 18541850{{efn|There is dispute about the date of birth and the maternal surname of Victoriano Huerta. Many sources, including ''Gobernantes de México'' by Fernando Orozco Linares give a birthdate of 23 March 1854 and a maternal surname of Ortega. However, the parish register of Colotlán, Jalisco as filmed by the [[Genealogical Society of Utah]] on film 0443681 v. 24 p. 237 shows a baptism date of 23 December 1850, a birth date of 22 December 1850 and his mother's name as María Lázara del Refugio Márquez. The marriage record dated 21 November 1880 at Santa Veracruz parrish in Mexico City as filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah on film 0035853 confirms his mother's name as: Del Refugio Márquez.}} – 13 January 1916) was a general in the Mexican [[Federal Army]] and 39th [[President of Mexico]], who came to power by coup against the democratically elected government of [[Francisco I. Madero]] with the aid of other Mexican generals and the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. His violent seizure of power set off a new wave of armed conflict in the [[Mexican Revolution]].

After a military career under President [[Porfirio Díaz]] and Interim President [[Francisco León de la Barra]], Huerta became a high-ranking officer during the presidency of Madero during the first phase of the [[Mexican Revolution]] (1911–13). In February 1913 Huerta joined a conspiracy against Madero, who entrusted him to control a revolt in Mexico City. The [[Ten Tragic Days]] – actually fifteen days – saw the forced resignation of Madero and his vice president and their murders. The coup was backed by the nascent [[German Empire]] as well as the [[United States]] under the [[William Howard Taft|Taft administration]]. But the succeeding [[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson administration]] refused to recognize the new regime which had come to power by coup. The U.S. allowed arms sales to rebel forces. Many foreign powers did recognize the regime, including Britain and Germany, but withdrew further support when revolutionary forces started to show military success against the regime; their continuing support of him threatened their own relationships with the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]].

Huerta's government resisted the U.S. incursion into the port of Veracruz that violated Mexico's sovereignty. Even Huerta's opponents agreed with his stance. The Constitutionalist Army, the forces of the northern coalition opposing Huerta, defeated the Federal Army. Huerta was forced to resign in July 1914 and flee the country to Spain,<ref>John Eisenhower, “Intervention!: The United States and the Mexican Revolution, 1913–1917” 1993, p150</ref> only 17 months into his presidency, after the Federal Army collapsed. While attempting to intrigue with German spies in the U.S. during [[World War I]], Huerta was arrested in 1915 and died in U.S. custody.

[[Image:President Victoriano Huerta y suwith gabinetecabinet.tifjpg|thumb|right|Victoriano Huerta and his cabinet]]