the cardenism

Lázaro Cárdenas was born on May 21, 1895 in a lower-middle-class family in the village of Jiquilpan Michoacan He supported his family (including his mother and seven younger siblings) from age 16 after the death of his father. 

During his four years as governor, Cárdenas initiated a modest re-distribution of land at the state level, encouraged the growth of peasant and labour organizations, and made improvements to education at a time when it was neglected by the federal government. Cárdenas ensured that teachers were paid on time, made personal inspections of many classrooms, and opened a hundred new rural schools. His grassroots style of governing was such that during his time as governor, Cárdenas made important policy decisions based on direct information received from the public rather than on the advice of his confidants.

Lazaro Cardenas

General Lazaro

oil expropiation
The company that Cárdenas founded, pemex would later be a model for other nations seeking greater control over their own oil and natural gas resources and, 70 years later, it remains the most important source of income for the country, despite weakening finances. Seeing the need to assure the technical expertise needed to run it, Cárdenas founded the national polythecnic institute.