Page "Francisco I. Madero" Paragraph 9

On 2 April 1903, Bernardo Reyes, governor of Nuevo León, violently crushed a political demonstration, an example of the increasingly authoritarian policies of president Porfirio Díaz.

Madero was deeply moved and, upon the suggestion of the spirit of his deceased brother Raúl, he decided to act.

Madero responded by founding the Benito Juárez Democratic Club and ran for municipal office in 1904, though he lost the election narrowly.

In addition to his political activities, Madero continued his interest in Spiritualism, publishing a number of articles under the pseudonym of Arjuna ( a prince from the Bhagavad Gita ).