Eufemio Zapata
Eufemio Zapata Salazar (* 1873 in Anenecuilco, Morelos State , Mexico ; † June 17, 1917 in Cuautla , Morelos) was the older brother of the revolutionary leader and general Emiliano Zapata .
Life
In 1911, shortly after the start of the Mexican Revolution , he joined his brother's armed uprising against the regime of Porfirio Díaz . As a general in the Revolutionary Army , he carried out numerous military operations in Morelos and the neighboring states. He is one of the signatories of the Ayala Plan .
Described by contemporaries as a hot-headed character and not averse to alcohol, he was shot by a campaigner on June 17, 1917 (Womack speaks from June 18) following an argument in a cantina (Mexican bar ) in Cuautla.
literature
- Womack, John: Zapata and the Mexican Revolution. , 1968, ISBN 0-394-70853-9
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| SURNAME | Zapata, Eufemio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zapata Salazar, Eufemio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican revolutionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anenecuilco, Morelos State , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1917 |
| Place of death | Cuautla , Morelos |