Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazarwas a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth8 August 1879
CityAnenecuilco, Mexico
CountryMexico
die feet
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
justice want slave
We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.
feet knees living-on
I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.
freedom land masters
The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters ...
land people working-it
The land belongs to the people who work it,
six life-is farming
One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.
government hands justice
Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.
land hands working-it
The land belongs to those who work it with their own hands.
forgiving murder stealing
I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.
country sacrifice people
The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.
men want principles
I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.
life positive death
Its better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
government justice people
If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.