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. Assassination Mexican Leaders Revolutionaries Leo Celebrities Emiliano Zapata was a Mexican revolutionary leader who was one of the most important figures of the Mexican Revolution which took place from 1910 to 1920. He was the commander of the ‘Liberation Army of the South’ which he had formed to fight numerous guerilla battles against the armies of the oppressive rulers time and again. His followers known as ‘Zapatistas’, were peasants and farmers who tilled their lands with rifles over their shoulders, fought when asked to and went back to farming when the fight was over. He was dedicated to agrarian reforms and was committed to form a government which would give back the land usurped by the landowners and plantation owners to the peasants and farmers of the country. He was famous for formulating ‘Plan of Ayala’ which would help the farmers and peasants get back their land. But his plan was not successful during his lifetime because he was assassinated by the members of the opposing forces. His wishes were finally fulfilled after his death when ‘Zapatista’ generals ousted Venustiano Carranza from power, formed a government and instituted the land reforms promised by Zapata.

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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 Information Detail 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 Birth Place Anenecuilco, Mexico Religion Roman Catholicism Gender Male Father Gabriel Zapata Mother Cleofas Jertrudiz Salazar Sun Sign Leo Born in Anenecuilco, Mexico Famous as Mexican Political figure Died at Age 39

Anenecuilco, Mexico

Emiliano Zapata born at Unsplash Birth Place

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

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

Emiliano Zapata was born as Emiliano Zapata Salazar on August 8, 1879 in Anenecuilco, Morelos, Mexico. Unsplash 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. Unsplash 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. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

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

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

Information	Detail
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
Birth Place	Anenecuilco, Mexico
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Gender	Male
Father	Gabriel Zapata
Mother	Cleofas Jertrudiz Salazar
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Anenecuilco, Mexico
Famous as	Mexican Political figure
Died at Age	39

Emiliano Zapata

Mexican

Aug 8, 1879

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Anenecuilco, Mexico