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Emiliano Zapat Key Influencer In The Mexican Revolution

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How do you know is if someone is a hero or a tyrant? A tyrant is a single ruler who abuses his power. A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. During the French, Mexican, and Haitian revolution there were a lot of tyrannical actions, but there were also a lot of heroic actions to challenge the existing social, political and economic system.

Emiliano Zapata was a hero in the Mexican Revolution. Zapata was born on August 8, 1879 in Morelos, Mexico. Zapata was a key influencer in the Mexican Revolution. Zapata recruited thousands of peasants to fight for land reform in support of El Plan de Ayala (Background). With this Zapata started his struggles for the rights of the campesinos (landless peasants) of Morelos (Background). This shows that Zapata really cared about the people in Mexico and wanted them to have fair rights. Zapata also organized an army, captured Cuautla after a six-day battle on May 19, 1911, it became clear that Diaz (the present Mexican president, who was against land reform) would not hold onto power for long (Emiliano Zapata). Zapata was strongly against Diaz because he was against land reform. This fueled revolution in Southern Mexico.

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