Emiliano Zapata
For other uses, see Emiliano Zapata (disambiguation). This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zapata and the second or maternal family name is Salazar. Emiliano Zapata Salazar General Emiliano Zapata Born (1879-08-08)8 August 1879 Anenecuilco, Morelos, Mexico Died 10 April 1919(1919-04-10) (aged 39) Chinameca, Morelos, Mexico Organization Liberation Army of the South Religion Roman Catholicism Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano saˈpata]; 8 August 1879–10 April 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the founder of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. Zapata remains an iconic figure in Mexico, used both as a nationalist symbol as well as a symbol of the neo-Zapatista movement.