Emiliano Zapata
- Style
- Horseshoe
- Peak Era
- 1910s
- Born
- 1879
- Fan Votes
- 0 legendary · 0 meh
About Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879–1919) was born in Anenecuilco, Morelos, Mexico, to a family of small landholders. He became a village leader defending peasant land rights against expanding sugar haciendas, and when the Mexican Revolution broke out in 1910 he raised an army in the south.
His Plan of Ayala (1911) demanded the return of stolen land to villages under the banner "Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Liberty). His Liberation Army of the South fought successive national governments, and in 1914 he and Pancho Villa briefly occupied Mexico City together.
Zapata was ambushed and killed by government forces in 1919. He became the enduring symbol of agrarian reform in Mexico, and his name was taken up by the Zapatista movement in Chiapas in 1994.
Why the Stach Became Iconic
A thick, dark mustache sweeping down past the corners of the mouth, beneath a wide sombrero and intense eyes — the Zapata mustache is so iconic that "the Zapata" is itself a recognized style name. It appears on murals, banners, and currency, and it has become the visual symbol of revolution across Latin America.
Notable Moments
- Mexican Revolution (1910–1920)
- Plan of Ayala (1911)
- Liberation Army of the South
- Occupation of Mexico City with Pancho Villa (1914)
- The Zapatista movement of 1994 took its name from him.
- The "Zapata mustache" is a recognized style in its own right.
- Marlon Brando played him in "Viva Zapata!" (1952), written by John Steinbeck.
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