Emiliano Zapata

Gustave Dene

Cummings A Block

May 15th 2008

The Tragic Mexican Robin kindling

“In tight black pants with heavyweight silver buttons along the outer seam of each leg, an embroidered leather or cotton jacket, a silk handkerchief tied broadly speaking around his neck, silver spurs, a pistol at his shank and, to top it off, a wide felt sombrero with a floral border, Emiliano Zapata was impressive and clearly more than a little self-loving” (Brunk 23).

Emiliano Zapata stood out among his comrades; he truly had the look and personality of a genuine hero. He was a rebel man who experienced the hardships of Mexico at its great heights. Zapata recognized his nations problems first as a child when he was growing up in his hometown of Morelos in southern Mexico. There he recognized great tryingies with his family’s survival. It was because of Porfirio Diaz and Mexico’s politicians that Zapata and his fellow campesinos, or peasants, had such a difficult time living as agriculturalists. They took away any anticipate of peasants earning a decent living because of their critical laws and unjust actions. The dismantle classes lived like slaves under political law, not being fit to spend ones time with his or her children and with just enough nutrient to make it by.



Politics and new economic law peril a villager’s survival as prices for food rosebush and wages were in decline. Because Zapata had lived through poverty and asperity during his childhood, he could not stand it when he was an adult and had to rebel. He fought because he could not stand the fact that his people were over-run by prestigious rich farmers, his people were desperate. He was named the “Mexican Robin Hood” for his great charisma to his people, fighting for their rights and for his country’s future. When Zapata was elect president of his village it was because “the villagers wanted a man of action, who could do whatever it took to make sure their village survived…...If you want to pick up a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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