Emiliano zapata august 8, 1879april 10, 1919 was a village leader, farmer, and horseman who became an important leader in the mexican revolution 19101920. His slogan was tierra y libertad, or land and liberty. Ademas, junto a emiliano zapata y venustiano carranza, francisco villa derrotaria a victoriano huerta. Born and raised in a tiny village in the small southcentral state of morelos, he led an uprising in 1911one strand of the larger mexican revolutionagainst the regime of longtime president porfirio diaz. He had the first air force of latin america and effectively used tactics and technology in. Zapata s family were mestizos, mexicans of nahua and spanish ancestry. Voices of mexico april june, 1994 emiliano zapata, a. Aws this biografia ilustrada del general emiliano zapata 1879 1980 biografia ilustrada del general plutarco.
Emiliano zapata 1879 1919 expert in guerrilla warfare for mexican land and liberty emiliano zapata led the peasants of southern mexico in the mexican revolution. May 30, 2019 emiliano zapata august 8, 1879april 10, 1919 was a village leader, farmer, and horseman who became an important leader in the mexican revolution 19101920. Emiliano zapata san miguel anenecuilco, mexico, 1879 morelos, 1919 revolucionario mexicano. Historians describe emiliano zapata as a skilled guerrilla warrior, an excellent horseman.
Voices of mexico april june, 1994 93 emiliano zapata, a brief biography 18791919 pa in t ing by dieg o rive ra. The city is the sixth largest in the state of morelos, with a 2005 census population of 39,702 inhabitants. Emiliano zapata san miguel anenecuilco, mxico, 1879 morelos, 1919 revolucionario mexicano. Emiliano zapata is a city in the westcentral part of the mexican state of morelos. Biography of emiliano zapata, mexican revolutionary. In a nutshell, zapata wanted the land that the huge hacienda owners had snatched from the peasants restored to them. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Emiliano zapata led the peasants of southern mexico in the mexican revolution. It stands at the city serves as the county seat sede municipal for the surrounding municipality of the same name. Emiliano zapata was a leading figure in the mexican revolution 19101920, during which he formed and commanded the liberation army of the south, an important revolutionary brigade. Emiliano zapata was born to gabriel zapata and cleofas jertrudiz salazar of anenecuilco, morelos, a wellknown local family. He was instrumental in bringing down the corrupt dictatorship of porfirio diaz in 1911 and joined forces with other revolutionary generals to defeat victoriano huerta in 1914. The life of mexican revolutionary emiliano zapata was the stuff that legends are made of. A champion of education, he provided the first free public schools as a governor.
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