Victor de la Garza, the Porfiriado. And what happened to land back in 1912, Mexico. So what we're diving into is how this one family struggle, right, trying to hold on to their land, kind of perfectly mirrors Mexico's own bumpy ride from promises of progress to full blown revolution. Okay, picture it. 1912, Mexico's right on the edge of revolution. And as Victor de la Garza takes his last breath in aliende, it's. It's like, well, it's like the whole country's turning a corner. An entire era ending. First, the promise. See, the Porfiriado era, that was President Porfirio Diaz's time, and it was all about modernizing laws like the Le de Samortizacion, that's the disentailment law, kind of pushed Victor's son, Ventura to try new farming techniques. He was dreaming big, you know, prosperity right there on their ancestral land. Second, this progress, well, it wasn't free. These reforms often ended up helping the rich elites, the foreign investors. And that meant lands held for generations like the de la Garzas were suddenly at risk. So Ventura was really stuck, right? Torn between tradition and this tempting but kinda dangerous promise of development. Finally, when Victor died, right as the Porfiriado itself was kind of falling apart, Ventura found himself in this totally changing world. But guided by those deep family roots, he started thinking about a New Mexico. And looking at his kids, he saw hope, real hope for strength, for identity. Just a powerful legacy, right? A vital seed, totally ready to grow. Yeah, the de la Garza family's story, it really hits home. Showing you Mexico's wild journey and that incredible spirit that hope people held onto for the future.

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