Ricardo Pascoe Pierce “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton (1834-1902) An anti-centralist consensus animated the drafting of the 1917 Constitution. The Mexican Revolution pushed an agenda against centralism, whose public face was the government of Porfirio Díaz. The popular tributaries of the revolution and its armed movement demanded deepening the … Continue reading Understanding Federalism and Centralism in Mexico’s History