Emiliano Zapata
Mexican peasants found their champion in this revolutionary leader. His 1910 uprising adopted the slogan “Tierra y Libertad” (Land and Freedom) as he fought for agrarian reform. Zapata controlled much of southern Mexico during the chaotic revolutionary period. Lured into an ambush in 1919, he died fighting rather than surrender. His distinctive mustache and ideals still appear on protest banners today.
