General Emiliano Zapata, the mythical hero of the Mexican Revolution who fought for the rights of peasants

Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a Mexican revolutionary who in 1906 led the rebellion against the sugar plantation owners. In 1909 he organized the Defense Board to distribute land among the peasants.

General Emiliano Zapata, the mythical hero of the Mexican Revolution who fought for the rights of peasants
With execution of Emiliano Zapata, the myth was born, but above all the principles of social justice, equality and resistance related to the struggle he led during his lifetime have prevailed. Image: Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts