Emiliano Zapata Research Papers

Emiliano Zapata was born the 8th of August, 1879 in Anenecuilco, which is a town near Villa de Ayala. In Morelos. His parents, Gabriel Zapata and Cleofas Salazar were peasants, so since he was a child he worked in the fields with his parents and learned about the problem of the rural peasants. Emiliano had 9 brothers and sisters, ninth child in the family. He did not have a good education, but the few education he got was from his profesor Emilio Vara.
“Biografía De Emiliano Zapata.” Bicentenario México 2010 / Emiliano Zapata / El Caudillo Del Sur /1879 – 1919 Website. Aug. 25,2010.
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Emiliano Zapata
At the age of 17, Zapata was orphan and he had to take care of his sisters and brothers.
He always defend the rights of the peasants because he was the son of a mestizo. He participate in many fights and protests to defend the peasants and because of that he had to entered to the army and served for six months.
He always support Madero, Zapata wants to Madero talked with the president and convince him to return the lands (ejidos). http://www.history.com/topics/emiliano-zapata Zapata’s death.
After 10 years of war, Emiliano Zapata, was betrayed by his partners. He had to dig into morelos city where he published “Plan the Ayala” in 1911. In this document he wanted one third of the land, that was taken away by the “terratenientes”, given back to the natives. The slogan was “tierra y libertad”.
Jesus Gallardo convinced Zapata to feel betrayed by Carranza, he told Zapata that him and Guajardo, were going to fight beside the fuerza Zapatista. Zapata believed him. They set uu a reunion in “hacienda de Chichimeca”. The 10thof april 1919 Zapata was betrayed by Gallardo and was killed in an ambush.
Once death, Zapata became an revolutionary hero and a symbol to the
peasants. http://www.poblanerias.com/especiales/6543-muerte-y-vigencia-de-emiliano-zapata.html EZLN (ejercito zapatiste de liberacion nacional)
Since 1994 they been declaring war against the Mexican state (nonviolent)
Some causes are:
Against capitalist exploitation
Cross issue solidarity
Indigenous feminism
Indigenous peoples (against colonialism)
Against state domination

http://affinityproject.org/groups/ezln.html

First act:
They did not recognize the president at that time.
On January 1st of 1994, when indigenes chiapanecos protested against the bad government.

Second act:
La convencion naciones democratic.

Third act:
It’s not written yet.

http://www.movimientoalsocialismo.com.mx/archivos/revista/uno/histoezln.htm

CURIOUS DATA of Emiliano Zapata

In September 12 of 1909 he became president in one of the meetings of “defense of the land”. In 1911 started the fight for the recovery of land , the 25 of November of 1991 the “plan of ayala” started , because Zapata had a disagreement with Madero. The army of the north accepted the “plan de ayala”, the relationships with Venustiano Carranza broke up after the “constitucionalistas” gain control of the
capital.

http://www.bicentenario.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164:emiliano-zapata-1879-1919&catid=85:biografias-revolucion