The Mexican Revolution - Emiliano Zapata ~ The Alexander Articles

Next we turn our eyes to Mexico to explore the defining event of that nation’s history in the 20th Century, the Mexican Revolution and the resulting civil wars, as we follow the career of one of its most impressive and notorious caudillos: Emiliano Zapata. From the peasant farms and mountains of Morelos to the halls of power in Mexico City, his shaky alliance with Pancho Villa, his ruthless commitment to the ideals of land reform and social justice, and the betrayals that finally brought him down, Zapata’s leadership in war-torn Mexico left a stark legacy which is still felt in the nation today.

 

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