Serdan carmen

María del Carmen Serdán Alatriste (1875-1948)

By Minerva Romero
  • She was born in Puebla de Zaragoza.

    She was born in Puebla de Zaragoza.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhb7bWyzV_U
  • Marcos Serrato

    Marcos Serrato

    She was also in charge of propaganda work and the purchase and distribution of weapons and explosives among the followers of the cause, tasks he performed under the pseudonym of Marcos Serrato. With the same alias he collaborated in the clandestine publication No-reelección.
  • Plan of San Luis

    Plan of San Luis

    Madero commissions the Serdan family for the uprising in Puebla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH7AfzxF3Qk
  • The Serdan family is shot down.

    The Serdan family is shot down.

    Five policemen showed up at the house with orders to arrest Aquiles Serdán; the shooting that ensued forced the authorities to send more troops. Carmen was seriously wounded when she was carrying ammunition to the revolutionaries, who had taken refuge on the roof.
  • Carmen continued in the fight.

    Carmen continued in the fight.

    After Victoriano Huerta's coup d'état, she was part of the Revolutionary Junta of Puebla.
  • She met with Venustiano Carranza

    She met with Venustiano Carranza

    She supported his party by working as a nurse in military hospitals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpAzwpCD6OQ
  • She died at the age of 73.

    She died at the age of 73.

    She died leaving his great example for all generations after the revolution.
  • "Beneméritas de Puebla"

    "Beneméritas de Puebla"

    The Congress of Puebla declared the sisters Natalia and Carmen Serdán Alatriste, "Beneméritas de Puebla", and erected a bust in their honor for being revolutionary women, firm in their ideals, supportive and fundamental support to achieve social justice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37dROa88Oq0