One of Mexico's national heroes: Who is Emiliano Zapata?

One of Mexico's national heroes: Who is Emiliano Zapata?

Emiliano Zapata is one of the prominent leaders of the 1910 Mexican Revolution against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Zapata is considered one of Mexico's national heroes, and the Zapatistas, the revolutionary movement that rebelled and declared autonomy in Chiapas, took their name from him.