Dicen las Memorias mencionadas: “Tuve en varias ocasiones que cañonear la Ciudadela, pues se les olvidaba a los que estaban dentro que yo era el alma y que ... The Ten Tragic Days ("La Decena Trágica") was a series of events that took place in Mexico City between February 9 and February 19, 1913, during the Mexican Revolution. This lead up to a coup d'état and the assassination of President Francisco I. Madero and his Vice President, José María Pino Suárez.