Does this mean to revolt?

Question

He wrote the "Plan de San Luis Potosí" and the illiterate rural people approached, the Indians and mestizos of village to rise in arms on November 20th, 1910.

What does of village to rise in arms mean? Does it mean to revolt?

What the Spanish version of that???? - chileno, Oct 13, 2013

Answer 1

• "The Indians and Mestizos of the village will rise to arms on November 20th, 1910."
• "The Indians and Mestizos of the village rose to arms on November 20th, 1910."

(I'm not sure if your sentence requires past tense or future tense, but both options appear above).

No estoy segura si tu frase requiere el pasado o el futuro, pero ambos aparecen en los ejemplos de arriba.

Yes, "rise to arms" is an English expression meaning "to revolt" or "to battle/fight against something/someone".

Si, "rise to arms" es una frase inglés que significa "to revolt" ("rebelarse") o "to battle/fight against something/someone" ("luchar contra algo/alguien").

did the sentence i wrote make sense or no? - Rey_Mysterio, Oct 11, 2013

@Rey_Mysterio Here are my suggestions: He wrote the "Plan of San Luis Potosi" which called upon the Mexican people, including the illiterate and the rural. The Indians and Mestizos would rise to arms on November 20, 1910. - AlyssaLTerry, Oct 11, 2013

Answer 2

En Ingles, se dice "to take up arms" o "took up arms" tambien. Esas frases significan rebelarse tambien.

In English, one says "to take up arms" or "took up arms" as well. These phrases also mean to revolt.