Petición al honorable Congreso de la Unión : Xochimilco, Mexico : ms., 1931 Apr. 11.

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Petición al honorable Congreso de la Unión : Xochimilco, Mexico : ms., 1931 Apr. 11.

Typescript copy. Petition addressed to the Mexican Congress requesting that Emiliano Zapata be recognized as a national hero, with comments on the condition of Indians and mestizos, and the role of Zapata in Mexican history.

6 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Comité Nacional pro Homenaje Integral a Emiliano Zapata.

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Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919

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Emiliano Zapata (b. 8 August 1879, Morelos, Mexico–d. 10 April 1919, Morelos, Mexico) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. He was born in the rural village of Anenecuilco (Morelos State), where peasant communities were under increasing pressure from the small landowning class who monopolized land and water resources for sugar cane production with the suppo...