Mexican Revolution General Pedro Ojeda Real Photo Postcard

General Pedro Ojeda was a federal military officer active during the Mexican Revolution, specifically photographed here on April 11, 1912, in Culiacán, Sinaloa. At this time, Mexico was engulfed in civil strife following the overthrow of Porfirio Díaz and the subsequent presidency of Francisco I. Madero. The year 1912 was marked by the significant Orozquista rebellion, led by Pascual Orozco, which posed a major challenge to Madero's government, particularly in the northern states where Ojeda's federal forces were deployed to maintain order and suppress insurgent movements.

This image provides a direct visual record of a federal general and his personnel during the intense and shifting dynamics of the Revolution. Culiacán, as a state capital, was a strategic location for federal presence and a potential site for revolutionary activity. The postcard captures a moment in the daily life of military operations, reflecting the pervasive influence of the conflict on Mexican society and the constant deployment of forces to assert federal authority against various revolutionary factions.