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Emiliano Zapata

Mexican revolutionary leader of the agrarian Zapatista movement.

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His family was reasonably well-off and well-known locally, contrary to popular legend.[1] Zapata's army captured Cuautla after a six-day battle on 19 May 1911.[2] The plan called for all lands stolen under Díaz to be immediately returned.[3] Zapata was assassinated on 10 April 1919.[4]

Zapata and Otilio Montaño promulgated the Plan of Ayala on 28 November 1911.[5][6]

What the research sources say

The biography by Christopher Minster states that Zapata's supporters were stunned by his sudden death and many refused to believe it.[7] Minster also writes that in the short run, Zapata's death put an end to his ideals of land reform.[7] The same source notes that Zapata became a martyr after his treacherous murder.[7] The Plan of Ayala became part of his legend, and the EZLN launched an offensive in 1994 in part because of his unfinished promises.[4]

Cisneros reports that Zapata's mother died when he was sixteen and his father died eleven months later.[6] Cisneros also states that Zapata saw his father cry over the theft of their lands.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Emiliano Zapata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cisneros, "¿Quién fue Emiliano Zapata? Conoce su biografía", México Desconocido, 9 October 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Emiliano Zapata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Mexican Revolution: Zapata, Diaz and Madero", Latinamericanhistory.about.com, 13 May 1911; "Biography of Emiliano Zapata", Latinamericanhistory.about.com, 10 April 1919 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Emiliano Zapata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Emiliano Zapata and the Plan of Ayala", Latinamericanhistory.about.com, 10 April 1919; Meade 2016, p. 172 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. "Emiliano Zapata and the Plan of Ayala", Latinamericanhistory.about.com, 10 April 1919. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Emiliano Zapata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Biography of Emiliano Zapata", Latinamericanhistory.about.com, 10 April 1919 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Cisneros, "¿Quién fue Emiliano Zapata? Conoce su biografía", México Desconocido, 9 October 2018. facts only, no text reused. mexicodesconocido.com.mx
  7. "Biography of Emiliano Zapata", Latinamericanhistory.about.com, 10 April 1919. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Emiliano Zapata (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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1. In which place was Emiliano Zapata born?

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Not quite. The answer is Anenecuilco, Morelos, Mexico.

2. In what year was Emiliano Zapata born?

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From the source: “Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of M”

3. In what year did Emiliano Zapata die?

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Not quite. The answer is 1919.

From the source: “Zapata re-took Morelos in 1917 and held most of the state against Carranza's troops until he was killed in an ambush in April 1919.”

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