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Bookmark or Share- Emiliano Zapata - WikipediaEmiliano Zapata Salazar ( Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano saˈpata]; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo .
- The Murder, Memory and Myth of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano ...On April 10, 1919, one hundred years ago, Emiliano Zapata, a leader of peasants and indigenous people during the Mexican Revolution, was killed. This year marks the centennial of Emiliano...
- Emiliano Zapata | Smithsonian American Art MuseumBorn in rural Mexico, Emiliano Zapata fought for the land rights of working people and led an armed group of poor peasants known as “the Zapatistas” during the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920). Zapata was assassinated a year before the war ended, but the Zapatistas carried on his name and mission.
- Remembering Emiliano Zapata: Three Moments in the Posthumous ...On April 10, 1919, he was ambushed and killed at the hacienda Chinameca by soldiers loyal to the revolutionary faction of Venustiano Carranza, who had been trying since 1915 to consolidate power in Mexico City. Zapata was buried in the graveyard of the important Morelos town of Cuautla.
- Emiliano Zapata and Revolutionary Mexico, 1910–1919Summary. Emiliano Zapata led the Liberating Army of the South during the Mexican Revolution. Zapata’s movement began with a demand for land reform, and his beliefs are most often captured by reference to the Plan de Ayala, which he promulgated in 1911. It was largely because of the Zapatistas (Zapata and his adherents) that land reform was ...
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