Who is Zapata and what is his legacy?

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Answer 1

Emiliano Zapata (1879 -1919) was a revolutionary Mexican leader, and not some "Frito Bandito" like some ignorant people out there like to think. His slogan "Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Liberty) was well worth fighting for! He fought for the land and liberty for his people in Mexico from 1910 - 1919.

Without resorting to Wikipedia (there ARE other websites out there) I will refer you to, get ready for this - a book!!

Villa And Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution, Frank McLynn, Carroll & Graf, 2002

Go to Amazon.com and search inside!

Vaya con Dios, Amigo!

Answer 2

Emiliano Zapata was born in the village of San Miguel Anencuilco in the state of Morelos on the 8th of August 1879

The son of a 'strong farmer', Zapata grew up to become the most famous leader of the Mexican Revolution. Like Connolly or the Ladies' Land League in Ireland, Zapata is paid much lip service by the Mexican establishment, but his revolutionary ideas are ignored by those who inherited the power won in the Revolution. A gifted organiser, Zapata also spoke Náhuatl, his local indigenous language.

Elected leader of his village in 1909, Zapata began recruiting an insurgent army even before the Revolution beginning in 1910 which overthrew the dictator Porfirio Díaz. The links between the dictatorship and the U.S.A., combined with Mexico's colonial past, gave rise to much 'revolutionary nationalism' - revolution as defence of the nation - which is still a vibrant force today.

Zapata's Liberation Army of the South did not accept the new reformist government under Francisco Madera. The Zapatistas fought on against government troops lead by Victoriano Huerta, the general who overthrew Madera in February, 1913, and was then deposed in 1914. At the following Convention in Aguascalientes, called to decide the future of Mexico, the Zapatistas demanded 'tierra y libertad' - land and freedom - for their people.

This was the core of Zapata's 'Plan de Ayala', produced in November 1911. Clearly influenced by anarchist ideas spread in Mexico by people like Ricardo Flores Magón, Zapata demands the socialisation of land:

Answer 3

He was a peasant revolutionary from the south/central Mexican state of Morelos. If I am not mistaken he was a sugar cane harvester by trade...which was why he was kind of handy with a machete. During the 1910-1921 revolution the poor and working class of Mexico rose up against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz which favored the top 5% wealthiest Mexicans...and of course foreign interests [did you know that U.S landed property in Mexico amounted to 100 million acres or 22% of Mexico surface in 1910!] Zapata is well known for saying "Mejor morir con orgullo que vivir arrodillado" [better to die proud than live on one's knees.]

Answer 4

zapata is a person who happened to live many years back.

Answer 5

he was a mexican revolutionary.

wikipedia him.

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