The Zapatista Army of National Liberation, often referred to as the Zapatistas, is a far-left political and militant organization that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southe
Subcomandante Marcos surrounded by several commanders of the CCRI
A sign indicating the entrance of Zapatista rebel territory. "You are in Zapatista territory in rebellion. Here the people command and the government obeys."
Zapatistan partisans.
Subcomandante Marcos of EZLN during the Earth Color March
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The Zapatista territories are a de facto autonomous region controlled or partially controlled by neo-Zapatista support bases in Chiapas, Mexico. They have existed since the Zapatista uprising in 1994
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
…EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: ), is a far-left political and militant organization that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. Since 1994, the group has been nominally at war with the Mexican state (although it may be described at…
The sign reads (top): "You are in Zapatista rebel territory. Here the people rule and the government obeys." Bottom: "North Zone. Council of Good Government. Trafficking in weapons, planting of drugs, drug use, alcoholic beverages, and illegal sales of wood are strictly prohibited. No to the destruction of nature." Federal Highway 307, Chiapas.
Zapatistas Territory sign in Chiapas, Mexico