Mexico’s Revolution under the leadership of Emiliano Zapata and the role of betrayal
by Bahar Mehr
Emiliano Zapata was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), during which he formed and commanded the Liberation Army of the South, an important revolutionary brigade. Followers of Zapata were known as Zapatistas.
Synopsis
When he was alive, his enemies called him an outlaw, thief and murderer and adventurer, but about 90 years after his criminals murdered, his people brought him alongside the saints and national heroes. Land and freedom were his motto, and to achieve this goal he would say:
“The men of the south! If you die on your feet, it is better to live on your knees. “
In 1911, he succeeded in defeating the ruling dictator over the course of several months, but refused to seize power. He said that the government is a politicians. I am just serving my people, but politicians who once chanted slogans against the dictatorship, and after taking power, none of them They did not fulfill their promises, and Zapata formed the popular army called the “Liberation Army of the South”, which joined 25,000 Mexicans, He then in unison with Northern Movement of Mexico, led by Pancho Villa, Moved to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, after the heavy battles of the Zapata forces captured the capital.
“The men of the south! If you die on your feet, it is better to live on your knees. “
Zapata once again trusted his politicians and ignored political power, but they dug him from behind, after having met with Zapata’s protests about the demands of the people, they called him for talks in the capital, but he lagged behind him and They cut him off …
Zapata’s revolutionary life
Emiliano Zapata Salazar was born on August 8, 1879 in the central state of Moores Los in the village of Anne Nue Chuilco (now called Ayala). At that time, the regime of the dictatorship of Diaz was in Mexico, which had come to power in 1876. The Zapata family had a modest financial situation, but in the meantime, it was able to maintain its independence by resisting hard social conditions.
Zapata is one of the prominent leaders of the Mexican Revolution against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz’s regime is one that began in 1910. Zapata was the constituent and leader of an important revolutionary force known as the “Liberation Army of the South” during the Mexican Revolution, and became an effective Mexican national hero during the revolution.And for this reason, the Revolutionary Movement, which began in 1994 in Chiapas, Mexico, to respect him or Zapatistas read Zapatista.
Zapata rose up against the dictatorship of the Mexican President Diaz, administrative corruption and judicial corruption, feudalism, and the “human rights of his compatriots”, and he pursued his armed struggle for years.
Emiliano Zapata is one of the myths of the people of Central America and the people of Latin America, whose description of his bravery and his courage remains in the minds of his people.
Zapata began peaceful activities since the age of 30 in order to enforce the rights of the villagers, whose land was expropriated unjustly started.
At this time Mexico under the boots of dictatorship “Diaz” was and since Diaz to reform the status quo interests showed, Zapata that the conflict based on dialogue was disappointed eventually arming a group of like-minded and his companions And by expelling “aggressive feudal” from the villages and lands of the farmers, he actually started his armed uprising.
In 1910, Mexican elections began with the “DIAZ” and rivals “ Francisco I. Madero”
Madero, with the support of Zapata and his movement, was able to support the masses and follow Diaz.
But after the victory, he turned his back on all the promises made to Zapata and asked them to hand over their arms to the government.
But Zapata refused this order once again resumed its military procedure.
Madero and Zapata
Francisco I. Madero: Zapata knows that the only thing I can accept is that he immediately surrenders unconditionally, and all his troops will immediately lay their arms down. In this case, I am pardoning the crime of the uprising of my soldiers. Let her know that the spirit of my hard rebellion rules me and I can not stand it, that it will continue in all circumstances if he truly wants to serve me, that’s just what he can do.
Zapata’s answer: I showed a certain reason, but no longer, “Madero” has betrayed me,In other words, the people of Merloss, and the whole nation, are often the main defenders or prisoners, or executed, no one else trusts him because he has violated all his promises.
Tell him flee to Havana, because if he does not, he can not count the days that pass. and within a month I will be with 20,000 people in Mexico City, willing to climb to the Chapultepec Castle fortress and pull him out, hang on one of the tallest trees in the park!
November 10, A date is set for Sunday. The Serdan Brothers along with other Madero followers fight the police in the City of Puebla. This marks the beginning of the armed war.May 25, President Porfirio Diaz resigns after 30 years in power.November 6, President Francisco I Madero took office after winning the elections in October 1911.February 22, President Madero was assassinated by orders of Victoriano Huerta.July 15, President Victoriano Huerta resigns and leaves the country.December 6, Zapata and Villa occupy Mexico City and march with a force of 50 thousand men.May 1, Venustiano Carranza assumes the Mexican Presidency.
Madero’s government did not last long, and with the onset of the rule of General Victoriano Huerta, the rigor of the peasantry became more rapid.
Along with that, Zapata and his followers struggled to escalate
And here was the alliance with the North movement led by Pancho Villa, who was resisting northern Mexico. To hijack the power of Huerta, and the “Liberation Army”, symbolized by Zapata, could make a difference.
“Betrayed” by Zapata and entering the final blow
In 1916, Venustiano Carranza, while collaborating with and using Zapata during the revolution, sent General Pablo Gonzalez to look for Emiliano Zapata to work once and for all on Zapata’s work.Pablo Gonzales went to Zapata to destroy towns and villages. however, Zapata returned to the war again.
In 1919, Zapata with the generals “Pablo Gonzalez” Colonel “Jesús Guajardo” carefully managed to escape the ambush him.
To trap Zapata, “Gonzales” from “Guajardo” and wanted to pretend that the government pretend that it wants to join the army against the government Zapata. Guajardo accepted the proposal and, in order to escape from the government, he attacked a federal government base in collaboration with Gonzalez, which killed 57 soldiers. Zapata after seeing it wanted to arrange a meeting to discuss the escape, “Guajardo” to speak with him.
On April 9, 1919, 1298 Guajardo invited Zapata to Chinameca City for this meeting. Zapata also went to the meeting place,
After arriving there when Zapata arrived at the place, Guajardo men, who were ambushed, shot him and killed him.
Zapata dead body to the city “ Cuautla” Zapata’s death was to be proved.
One of Zapata’s assistants was with him at the time of his death, describing the scene as follows:
“As Zapata had ordered, ten of us were with him, the rest of the people stayed outside the walls under the trees. and their guns were Piling Arms, the guards of the colonel Guajardo were queuing up, ready to appear to shoot in his honor.
Three times the trumpet was proud, and when the end of the trumpet sounded, when Zapata reached the threshold and was thrown in full throttle, soldiers who had been pointing without giving him the opportunity to shoot, and Zapata fell off and broke, does not stand on his feet.
It was such a sad story.
On April 10, 1919, Emiliano Zapata was murdered on the eve of the age of 40 and from the leaders of the Mexican Revolution through betrayal and conspiracy.
Many peasants could not believe that he was dead and, for many years, had legends on the lips that saw him in the mountains on his white horse.
History is a brutal teacher, because it shows you everything!
