On this day, 112 years ago, on February 23, 1913 (January 18, 1913), Huerta captured Mexico and Madero was killed. On the night of February 23, 1913, Mexico's deposed president, Francisco Madero, and his vice-president were killed on the streets of the capital. Madero and his brother, who was killed before him, were victims of the "escape law," which allowed anyone believed to be resisting arrest to be shot. In the dead silence of the night, two cars carrying soldiers escorted Madero to prison, probably for his safety. According to General Victoriano Huerta, who had earlier declared himself interim president, a group of armed men attacked the guards. Both detainees wanted to escape. Huerta promised a "serious investigation." Madero had led the 1910 revolution to overthrow the dictator Porfiero Díaz. He was called a "democratic reformer." But that turned out not to be the case. On February 9, another revolution broke out, led by Felix Díaz, a nephew of the ousted dictator. The revolution ended in nine days. When Madero entered the halls of the National Palace, he found himself a prisoner of his own troops. Gustavo, the brother of President Madero, had been killed before he had in the arsenal controlled by Díaz. Díaz struck a deal with Huerta, the commander of the army who had been opposing him. It is well known that Gustavo was a powerful faction within the administration of his brother Madero, and many accused him of embezzlement. The property he left behind was $5 million. Gustavo made a mistake the day he was killed: he ate in a restaurant with Huerta and the others. When General Huerta knew that the president had been captured, he handed Gustavo over to Diaz. The Americans were not involved in the struggle, but 4,000 troops had been sent to the border as a precaution.