Person    | Male  Born 8/8/1879  Died 10/4/1919

Emiliano Zapata

Categories: Nationalism, Politics & Administration

Countries: Mexico

Leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. Born Mexico and died there, by assassination.

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