What was the Chiapas rebellion?

The Chiapas conflict (Spanish: Conflicto de Chiapas) refers to the 1994 Zapatista uprising, the 1995 Zapatista crisis and their aftermath, and tensions between the indigenous peoples and subsistence farmers in the Mexican state of Chiapas from the 1990s to the present day.

Why did the Zapatistas start a revolt?

The catalyst for the EZLN’s decision to revolt was the 1991 revision of Article 27 in Mexico’s 1917 revolutionary constitution. Under Article 27, Native communal landholdings or ejidos were protected from sale or privatization.

Who wrote Plan de Ayala?

Emiliano Zapata
John Womack, historian of the Mexican Revolution, has called the Plan of Ayala the “Sacred Scripture” of the Zapatistas. Written by Emiliano Zapata and Otilio Montaño, and signed on November 25, 1911, the plan was proclaimed in Ayala, Morelos, on November 28 of the same year.

What percentage of Chiapas is indigenous?

According to the Mexican Institute of Statistics and Geographical Information (INEGI) 2010 census, Chiapas has 1.1 million indigenous people, representing 27.2 per cent of the state’s total population.

What did Zapata promise?

They also vowed to return the stolen land to the ejidos by expropriating, with payment, a third of the area of the haciendas; those haciendas that refused to accept this plan would have their lands expropriated without compensation. Zapata adopted the slogan “Tierra y Libertad” (“Land and Liberty”).

Who are the Tojolabales of Chiapas?

The Tojolabales call themselves Tojolwinik’otik, which means “legitimate or true men.” According to oral tradition, the Tojolabales came north from Guatemala. At the time of the 2000 census, 37,667 residents of Chiapas spoke Tojolabal, making up 4.65% of the indigenous population.

What is the history of Tojolabal?

At the time of the 2000 census, 37,667 residents of Chiapas spoke Tojolabal, making up 4.65% of the indigenous population. In 1980 the army massacred fifty Tojolabal Indians who had occupied a finca (large farm) forty miles from Comitan.

What is the Chiapas conflict?

Chiapas conflict. The Chiapas conflict ( Spanish: Conflicto de Chiapas) refers to the 1994 Zapatista Uprising and its aftermath, and tensions between the indigenous peoples and subsistence farmers in the Mexican state of Chiapas from the 1990s to the present day. The Zapatista uprising started in January 1994,…

Is the Zapatista rebellion still active in Mexico?

Though at a low level, rebel activity continues and violence occasionally erupts between Zapatista supporters and anti-Zapatista militias along with the government. The last related incident occurred in 2014, when a Zapatista-affiliated teacher was killed and 15 more wounded in Chiapas.