#Viva Zapata!

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Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a Mexican revolutionary. 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 Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.

Emiliano Zapata was born in the pueblo of Anenecuilco in the small state of Morelos (where this article is currently being written). Born second-youngest into a family of ten, Emiliano had six sisters—and of his three brothers, one, Eufemio, would also attain the rank of general for the Revolutionary Army.

At the age of nine, he saw firsthand the subjugation of the peasantry as wealthy landowners expanded their haciendas and dispossessed the poor’s land. When his father said nothing could be done, young Emiliano turned to him and said, “Nothing can be done? Well, when I am grown, I’ll make them return the land.”

Emiliano and Eufemio Zapata with their Wives - 1911 - by Hugo Brehme

At the age of 16, Emiliano’s mother died. Within the year, he would lose his father as well. An entrepreneurial youth, Zapata worked as a watermelon farmer and bought a team of mules to haul corn from local farms to the Chinameca Hacienda. Then, on June 15th, 1897, the rural forces of Cuernavaca arrested Emiliano during Anenecuilco’s town festival. His brother, Eufemio, secured his release from custody at gunpoint—and the Zapata brothers fled to the state of Puebla.

Zapata read the Plan de San Luis. In particular, he was drawn to Article 3 which addressed land reform, offering restitution to the land owners whose lands had been stolen. [...] Zapata joined an army of 60 peasants who took up arms to join the Mexican Revolution.

By March 10th, 1911, Zapata had mobilized this force—which had grown to 1,000 men calling themselves the Southern Maderistas, He adopted the Plan de San Luis and he was ready to take on the Mexican government—and the government didn’t disappoint. Emiliano Zapata soon found himself pursued by Aureliano Blanquet and his battalion.

Mexico 1911, Zapatista Colonel Amparo Salgado.

During this period, Zapata fought the battles of Chinameca, Tlayecac, Jojutla, Tlaquiltenango, Jonacatepec, and others. During this fighting, Pablo Torres Burgos would die, and Zapata was elected the leader of the Southern Maderistas on March 29th, 1911. At the heart of Zapata’s cause was agrarian reform—so much that the motto of their struggle became, “The land belongs to those who work it.”

Mexican president Francisco I, met with Zapata in the National Palace. He offered Zapata a large plot of land in his home state of Morelos “as payment for his services to the revolution” if he would only lay down his arms.

Zapata declined the offer—slamming his Winchester pistol hard on Madero’s desk—and said:

No, Mr Madero. I did not rise up in arms to conquer lands and farms. I rose up in arms so that what was stolen can be returned to the people of Morelos. So then, Mr. Madero, either you fulfill what you promised us, to me and to the state of Morelos, or the Chichicuilota takes you and me. Zapata refused to become everything he had fought against: a hacienda owner who had stolen land from the peasants who farmed it. In November of 1911, Emiliano Zapata would form his own plan: the Plan of Ayala—written by Otilio E. Montaño—where its chief concern was the redistribution of the haciendas to the peasants who had worked the land.

Emiliano Zapata edited his Plan de Ayala document, leaving Zapata himself as the sole commander of the Liberation Army of the South—which now numbered 27,000 men.

Zapata continued his military campaign, taking Jonacatepec, Chilpancingo, Cuajimalpa, Xochimilco, and Milpa Alta. The Zapatistas were now a direct threat to Mexico City.

In September of 1914, using his base of operations in Cuernavaca as a temporary capital for his ad hoc government, Emiliano Zapata began relegating the land under his control to the towns themselves.

Zapata’s forces joined Pancho Villa’s. They named Eulalio Gutierrez as their provisional Mexican president—and together they denounced Carranza’s government. In November of 1914, Villa’s Northern Division and Zapata’s Liberation Army of the South conquered Mexico City. This catapulted Zapata to international fame.

General Tomás Urbina, General Pancho Villa & General Emiliano Zapata, in the National Palace in Mexico City, December 1914.

(The Arrival of Generals Zapata and Villa at the National Palace, December 6, 1914) by Arnold Belkin, 1979. - Museo Nacional de Historia

Emiliano Zapata, (born August 8, 1879, Anenecuilco, Mexico—died April 10, 1919, Morelos)

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2001-Anthony Quinn

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Oscar Nominee of All Time Tournament: Round 1, Group A

(info about nominees under the poll)

ANTHONY QUINN (1915-2001)

NOMINATIONS:

Lead- 1957 for Wild is the Wind, 1964 for Zorba the Greek

WINS:

Supporting- 1952 for Viva Zapata, 1956 for Lust for Life

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RUPERT CROSSE (1927-1973)

NOMINATIONS:

Supporting- 1969 for The Reivers

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Mia Zapata & Stefanie Sargent.

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Viva Zapata (1952) at Grauman’s Los Angeles Theater in DTLA and Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

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Corridos de El Machete: the earth belongs to those who work with their hands. (1924) Xavier Guerrero. Mexican.

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This is a great - and free - documentary about the Gits, one of the finest, and sadly lesser known, bands in Seattle in the early '90s. Mia Zapata, the Guts' lead singer, had a bluesy, bellowing voice that could turn goat piss into gasoline, and the rest of the band were up to the task.

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especially moving listening to this after learning more about the 1993 rape and murder of Mia Zapata, the lead singer of The Gits. R.I.P.

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Remembering 2x Academy Award Winning, 2x Golden Globe Winning, 3x BAFTA Winning actor Marlon Brando! ^__^

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2004-Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and activist. Considered one of the greatest actors of the 20th century,[1] he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, one Cannes Film Festival Award and three British Academy Film Awards. Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting, and method acting, to mainstream audiences.

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⚡️ZAPPING de la semaine 👊

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Viva La Raza (Live The Races) - Zapata (Viva La Raza (Live The Races) / Una Ves Mas, 1973)

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Mia Zapata in the early days of The Gits.

© Steve Gilbert