Plate 16: Emiliano Zapata hecho prisionero en su lucha en favor de los campesinos, 1908 (from the portfolio Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana)
Artist
Ignacio Aguirre
(Mexican, 1900 - 1990)
Publisher
Taller de Gráfica Popular
(Mexican, founded 1937)
Dateprinted 1947
Mediumlinocut
DimensionsImage: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Support: 15 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (39.7 × 27 cm)
Support: 15 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (39.7 × 27 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of the Don Pierce Estate, 2015
Object number2015.29.51
DescriptionEmiliano Zapata under arrest in 1908 for promoting reforms. Man wearing hat stands in field with guards on either side.eMuseum Notes
Historical text from the accompanying booklet reads as: Algunos
años antes de 1910, Emiliano Zapata era ya ampliamente conocido por todos los
campesinos del sur de la República. Con
Torres Burgos había preparado ya todos los detalles de la insurrección. Por lo
cual el régimen de Díaz le tenía perfectamente localizado. Zapata fue hecho prisionero por las fuerzas
federales y acusado de numerosos delitos, entre otros, el de querer atentar
contra la estabilidad del Gobierno de la Paz.
Alberto Morales Jimenez.
Translation: A couple of years before 1910, Emiliano Zapata was already widely known in the south of the Republic. Along with Torres Burgos he planned all the details for an insurrection. For that reason, the Porfirio Díaz regime had his location tracked at all times. Zapata was taken prisoner by federal armed forces and accused of numerous crimes, including attempts against the stability of the “Government for Peace.” Translated by Aída Wester, Intern 2017.
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Mariana Yampolsky
printed 1947
Ángel Bracho
printed 1947