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Emiliano Zapata killed...
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April 12, 1919
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, April 12, 1919
* Emiliano Zapata assassination
* Southern Mexico liberation leader
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ZAPATA IS KILLED I0N SOUTH MEXICO" and "Rebel Leader Shot by Government Troops--Zapata Has Been a Power Since Fall of Diaz"
This tells of the killing of the famous Mexican Revolution leader, Emiliano Zapata Salazar.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, little margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: Emiliano Zapata Salazar (August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution.
Although government forces could never completely defeat Zapata in battle, in 1919, he fell victim to a carefully staged ambush by Gen. Pablo González and his lieutenant, Col. Jesús Guajardo who were supporters of the Mexican president, Venustiano Carranza. Guajardo proposed González feign a defection to Zapata's forces. González agreed, and to make the defection appear sincere, he arranged for Guajardo to attack a Federal column, killing 57 soldiers. Zapata subsequently agreed to receive a messenger from Guajardo, to arrange a meeting to speak about Guajardo's defection.
Category: The 20th Century
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