Ranchero Revolt: The Mexican Revolution in GuerreroThe Mexican Revolution has most often been characterized as the revolt of the oppressed rural masses against the conservative regime of Porfirio Daz. In Ranchero Revolt Ian Jacobs challenges this populist interpretation of the Revolution by exploring the crucial role played by the rural middle class rancheros in the organization and final victory of the Revolution. Jacobs focuses on the Revolution as it developed in Guerrero, the rebellious Mexican