Emiliano Zapatas life

CELEX

Who was it?

Where I was born and raised.
Emiliano Zapata Salazar ( Anenecuilcans , Morelos, August 8, 1879 - Chinameca ,
Morelos, April 10, 1919 ) was one of the major military and peasants of the
Mexican Revolution and a symbol of peasant resistance leaders in Mexico . As
part of the revolutionary movement , he commanded the Liberation Army of the
South. He was also known as the " Leader of the South ". Ideologist and promoter
of social struggles and agrarian demands and social justice , freedom, equality ,
social democracy , communal land ownership and respect for indigenous ,
peasant and working class communities in Mexico , victims of the oligarchy and
latifundismo of the landowners of the Porfiriato . Zapata hoisted the banner slogan
" The land belongs to the tiller"

Zapatas Family

Emiliano Zapata's father was Gabriel Zapata. He was a horse

trainer and dealer. Of horses, that is. Gabriel Zapata was
considered an expert when it came to horse training and
breeding. Gabriel's brothers were Cristino and Jos, who fought
against France in the War of the French Intervention. Emiliano
Zapata's mother was Cleofas Salazar. Cleofas' father was Jos
Salazar, who fought against Spain in the Mexican War of
Independence. Cleofas' brother was Len Salazar, who in turn
had a son named Amador Salazar Jimnez, who was also a busy
revolutionary. When living off the land became

Important Events
In 1902 he helped the villagers of Yautepec ( Morelos ) who had problems
with the landowner Pablo Escandon , accompanying them to Mexico City to
demand that obtaining justice . In 1906 he attended a meeting of farmers in
Cuautla, to discuss how to defend against neighboring landowners village
lands . In retaliation , in 1908 he was forced to join the Ninth Regiment
Cuernavaca, a form of punishment , which was known as cam , and that was
prevalent during the Porfiriato .

Important Events
In September 1909 he was elected chairman of
defending the lands Anenecuilcans . He gathered an
army of laborers, most of them natives of Morelos,
and " Land and Freedom" as a rallying cry became
part in 1910 of the Mexican Revolution of Francisco I.
Madero , intended to end the regime of Porfirio Daz .
Zapata began his guerrilla in March 1911 , took
Jojutla , Chinameca , and besieged Cuautla which
was defended by Porfirio Diaz . He later took
Cuernavaca. The triumph of Madero , Zapata refused
to disarm because they had not yet returned the land
to the Indians. Meanwhile the landowners began to
campaign against Zapata , treating it as a bandit .

Important Events
Stopped trusting Madero , who began practicing
as president in 1911 , and declared against him on
November 25, 1911 , formulating their own land
reform program ( known as Plan de Ayala) , by
which thought redistribute land to the peasants.
The first allocation of land was in Ixmiquilpan
Zapata , Puebla, April 30 , 1912. In February 1913
, Victoriano Huerta stars in a coup against
President Madero and takes commanding stop it ,
who later assassinated . During the presidencies
of the dictator Victoriano Huerta (1913-1914) and
the constitutional president Venustiano Carranza
(1914-1920) , he continued his movement against
the government , extending his power throughout
southern Mexico . By then it was known as the
Leader of the South , and was allied with
Francisco Villa .

How and when he died

The war by the government took ruthless profiles in the north. The
gonzalista Jesus Guajardo led to believe that Zapata was unhappy
with Carranza and would be willing to join him. Zapata asked
Guajardo tests and gave them to shoot about 50 federal soldiers,
with consent of Carranza and Pablo Gonzlez, and offer Zapata
weapons and ammunition to continue the fight. So they agreed to
meet at the Hacienda de Chinameca, Morelos, on April 10, 1919.
Zapata camped with his forces outside the hacienda, and came to
the same accompanied only by his escort of 100 men. When
crossing the threshold, an orderly stationed at the entrance, he
played with his clarion call to honors. This was the signal for the
shooters, hidden on rooftops, opened fire Zapata, who managed to
draw his gun, but the shot was toppled. Not a few condemned the
procedure. In addition, this resulted in that, once dead, Zapata
became the apostle of the revolution and symbol of the
dispossessed peasants. The movement continued, although with
less intensity, and the Zapatistas agreed to appoint Gildardo Magaa
chief of the Liberation Army of the South. He would be the last, since
almost a year later, the old fellow aguaprietista government Zapata
to be integrated, although some of them would be killed by the
government.

Phrases

- "La tierra es para quien la trabaja"

- "Mejor morir de pie que vivir toda una vida arrodillado"

- "Quiero morir siendo esclavo de los principios, no de los

hombres"

- "Perdono al que roba y al que mata, pero al que traiciona,

nunca"

- "Muchos de ellos, por complacer a tiranos, por un puado de

monedas o por cohecho o soborno, estn traicionando y
derramando sangre de sus hermanos

- El que quiera ser guila que vuele, el que quiera ser gusano
que se arrastre pero que no grite cuando lo pisen