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)

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.
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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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