The Fear of rumors and bandits in Sinaloa during the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1911.

Abstract

In the context of the Mexican revolution, the Sinaloan society in general experienced all kinds of fears, during this conflict, for example the rumors unleashed true panics. These rumors spread to instill fear of the revolutionaries, who attacked with violence, against the populations to take them, in their search of resources for their fight against the Porfirista government. This article focuses on presenting the rumors that emerged during the Madero revolution of 1910-1911 and analyzing the repercussions, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of the Sinaloa population, in the face of rumors and the suffering of chaos and revolutionary violence.