Rev Left Radio The Mexican Revolution and The Zapatistas
Sep 18, 2017
Alexander Avina, an assistant professor of history at ASU, dives into the intricacies of the Mexican Revolution and Zapatismo. He discusses the impact of agrarian communities' struggles and key figures like Emiliano Zapata. The narrative explores the tragic betrayal and assassination of Zapata, emphasizing his legacy in modern peasant movements. Avina also highlights the Zapatista movement's fight for indigenous rights and grassroots democracy while addressing contemporary challenges faced by marginalized communities in Mexico.
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Revolution Ended A Global Bourgeois Peace
- The Mexican Revolution (1910) ended the era of 'bourgeois peace' and challenged global imperial expansion of the time.
- It was a broad peasant social revolution with consequences beyond Mexico's borders.
Zapata's Village And Haciendas
- Emiliano Zapata came from Anenecuilco, a village with centuries-old communal roots threatened by expanding haciendas.
- Morelos peasants resisted hacienda land grabs while facing rurales and federal army repression.
Madero's Liberalism Couldn't Solve Land Claims
- Francisco Madero led the initial overthrow of Porfirio Díaz but represented bourgeois democratic reform, not radical agrarian change.
- The core peasant demand—land restitution and local democracy—remained unresolved under Madero.
