hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ θwˈɔːɹɾᵻd ɪn hɪz pˈɜːsənəl æmbˈɪʃənz wɛn mædˈɛɹoʊ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd vˌɛnəstɪˈɑːnoʊ kæɹˈænzə æz mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv dᵻfˈɛns, ænd ˈeɪbɹəhˌæm ɡənzˈɑːlɛz æz ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv tʃᵻwˈɑːwə.
He was also thwarted in his personal ambitions when Madero appointed Venustiano Carranza as minister of defense, and Abraham González as governor of Chihuahua.