Emiliano Zapata

@Mexican Political Figure, Timeline and Childhood

Emiliano Zapata was a Mexican revolutionary leader and one of the most important figures of the Mexican Revolution.

Aug 8, 1879

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: August 8, 1879
  • Died on: April 10, 1919
  • Nationality: Mexican
  • Famous: Mexican Political Figure, Leaders, Revolutionaries
  • Siblings: Celsa Zapata, Eufemio Zapata, Jovita Zapata, Loreto Zapata, María de Jesús Zapata, María de la Luz Zapata, Matilde Zapata, Pedro Zapata, Romana Zapata
  • Childrens: Carlota Zapata Sánchez, Diego Zapata Piñeiro, Elena Zapata Alfaro, Felipe Zapata Espejo, Gabriel Zapata Sáenz, Gabriel Zapata Vázquez, Guadalupe Zapata Alfaro, Josefa Zapata Espejo, Juan Zapata Alfaro, Luis Eugenio Zapata Sáenz, Margarita Zapata Sáenz, María Luisa Zapata Zúñiga, Mateo Zapata, Nicolás Zapata Alfaro, Paulina Ana María Zapata Portillo, Ponciano Zapata Alfaro
  • Cause of death: Assassination

Emiliano Zapata born at

Anenecuilco, Mexico

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Birth Place

Emiliano Zapata married Josefa Espejo in 1911 and had a daughter named Paulina Ana Maria.

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Personal Life

He also had six sons Mateo, Juan, Nicolas, Felipe Diego, and Ponciano, and four daughters Elena, Josefa, Carlota, and Margarita who were born out of wedlock.

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He has influenced the history of Mexico and his life has been portrayed through movies, books, comics, clothing and music.

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Personal Life

Emiliano Zapata was born as Emiliano Zapata Salazar on August 8, 1879 in Anenecuilco, Morelos, Mexico.

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Childhood & Early Life

He was the son of a well-known ‘mestizo’ peasant named Gabriel Zapata who trained and sold horses to people. His mother was Cleofas Jertrudiz Salazar.

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Childhood & Early Life

Emiliano had three brothers named Eufemio, Pedro, and Loreto and six sisters named Matilde, Jovita, Maria de Jesus, Celsa, Maria del la Luz and Romana.

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Childhood & Early Life

He received rudimentary education including book-keeping from his teacher Emilio Vara.

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Childhood & Early Life

His mother died when he was 16 years old and his father died 11 months later, after which he had to look after his family.

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Childhood & Early Life

After being pardoned, Emiliano Zapata again started agitating and was promptly drafted into the Mexican Army to stop him from agitating any more.

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Later Years

After only six months in the Army he was discharged and sent to Porfirio Diaz’s son-in-law’s hacienda asa horse-trainer.

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Later Years

In 1909 the villagers ofAnenecuilcoelected him president of the village council board and he soon became involved in the agitations carried out by the local peasants and farmers against the landowners.

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Later Years

Once an entire village was burnt to the ground by the angry landowners because the villagers had forcibly occupied a piece of land.

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Later Years

Zapata continued with his struggles and sometimes he was successful in getting the land back for the villagersby using very old title deeds to petitionthe governor to help return pieces of land to their rightful owners.

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Later Years

Emiliano Zapata was known as ‘El Tigre del Sur’ or ‘The Tiger of the South’.

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