Emiliano Zapata Quotes

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It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

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It is better to die fighting than to die on your knees.

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Emiliano Zapata

Mexican Political figure

Born: 1879-08-08

Died: 1919-04-10

Emiliano Zapata Salazar (8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.More