Zapata believed that with the help of Guajardo’s men he could retake the key cities in Morelos. However, González intercepted the letter and decided to use the now compromised Guajardo to set a ...

Emiliano Zapata was buried on April 12, 1919 in the Pantheon of the city of Cuautla, Morelos. Pablo González, the mastermind of his murder, was present, as well as numerous officers and people ...

Meanwhile, in Zapata’s home state of Morelos, his grandson has announced that he plans to sue the government and the artist for “denigrating” his ancestor’s legacy.

On April 10, 1919, Emiliano Zapata, a leader of peasants and indigenous people during the Mexican Revolution, was killed in Morelos by government forces.