Colorized by me: On this day in 1919, Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
He formed and commanded the Liberation Army of the South, an important revolutionary brigade, and his followers were known as Zapatistas.
He formed and commanded the Liberation Army of the South, an important revolutionary brigade, and his followers were known as Zapatistas.
“If there is no justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.”
Photo taken in 1914.
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