én ) ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁J alis co ▁extended ▁over ▁ ▁with ▁twelve ▁cant ons , ▁thirty ▁department ▁and ▁ 1 1 8 ▁municipal ities , ▁account ing ▁for ▁ten ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁population . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁would ▁be ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁Mexican ▁President ▁P orf i rio ▁Dí az . ▁Liv est ock , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁traditional ▁economic ▁pill ar ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁state ' s ▁agricult ural ▁output ▁also ▁decl ined ▁slightly ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁period . ▁However , ▁ ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁cities ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Mexican ▁Revolution ▁to ▁present ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁the ▁Dí az ▁regime ▁was ▁not ▁organized ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁with ▁only ▁isolated ▁groups ▁of ▁min ers , ▁students ▁and ▁profession als ▁st aging ▁strik es ▁and ▁protest s . Pres ident ial ▁ch allen ger ▁Francisco ▁I . ▁Mad ero ▁visited ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁twice , ▁once ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁campaign ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁organ ize ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁Dí az ▁regime . ▁During ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Revolution , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁supported ▁Ven ust iano ▁Car ran za , ▁with ▁u pr is ings ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁this ▁army ▁in ▁Los ▁Alt os