Emiliano Zapata: Mexico’s Greatest Revolutionary

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  • @Biographics
    @Biographics  4 роки тому +131

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    • @mathewdean3334
      @mathewdean3334 4 роки тому +6

      Did poncho villa and Zapata ever meet

    • @BrettTheThreat
      @BrettTheThreat 4 роки тому +1

      Do a video on Roy Cohn PLEASE!!!

    • @mcernieschumacher1296
      @mcernieschumacher1296 4 роки тому

      Can you do one on Václav Havel for the 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on November 17th?

    • @teenieweenie4549
      @teenieweenie4549 4 роки тому +1

      Still waiting on Carl G. Jung....

    • @RodolphosTechchannel
      @RodolphosTechchannel 4 роки тому

      You should do one about Pedro II, the Brazilian emperor! He reigned for almost 60 years, Pedro II inherited an empire on the verge of disintegration, but he turned Brazil into an emerging power in the international arena.

  • @ethanramos4441
    @ethanramos4441 4 роки тому +3516

    “If there is no justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government” Emiliano Zapata

    • @davidbernardino8109
      @davidbernardino8109 4 роки тому +122

      Gave me chills reading that. Great quote.

    • @ethanramos4441
      @ethanramos4441 4 роки тому +13

      David Bernardino thanks

    • @germanramos9609
      @germanramos9609 4 роки тому +64

      Elba V that quote applies to anyone or may nation that is oppressed and facing scrutiny from their nation’s government.

    • @rafaelramirez9057
      @rafaelramirez9057 4 роки тому +40

      Ethan Ramos “iIf you want to be an eagle than fly but if you want to be a worn than drag but don’t complain when they step on you”!

    • @MimizAntrax
      @MimizAntrax 4 роки тому +3

      Mario Sanchez and u r probably a sheep

  • @magnusscheck4425
    @magnusscheck4425 3 роки тому +748

    Also, one of the bests quotes of him
    "The land belongs to those who work it".
    - Emiliano Zapata.

    • @amellirizarry9503
      @amellirizarry9503 2 роки тому +26

      “This earth by right belongs to toilers
      And not to spoilers of liberty” was also common slogan for anarchist and libertarian socialists at the down of the 20th century’s, Zapata was very influenced by their ideas

    • @phillip_iv_planetking6354
      @phillip_iv_planetking6354 2 роки тому +9

      Sounds a little commie to me.

    • @NinthSettler
      @NinthSettler 2 роки тому

      @@phillip_iv_planetking6354 damn right, you say it like it's a bad thing. Neither the government nor some mentally ill oligarch work the land. The land is worked by the workers and only the workers. And so, they are the only rightful owners.

    • @thecollector4332
      @thecollector4332 2 роки тому +19

      @@phillip_iv_planetking6354
      El che was a deep admirer of zapata.

    • @phillip_iv_planetking6354
      @phillip_iv_planetking6354 2 роки тому +2

      @@thecollector4332 I did not know that.

  • @randymarsh3582
    @randymarsh3582 4 роки тому +2082

    “I want to die as a slave to principles, not to men.”
    -Emiliano Zapata

    • @zodsinclair8500
      @zodsinclair8500 4 роки тому +3

      Rorschach

    • @ickyvicky680
      @ickyvicky680 4 роки тому +52

      "I love tacos. And tacos shall be eaten!" -Me-

    • @joshglover2370
      @joshglover2370 4 роки тому +29

      @@ickyvicky680 Being that he lived in Mexico, Zapata likely said those words many times! 😅 Mexican food is fucking bomb! 🤤

    • @justinianir3
      @justinianir3 4 роки тому

      @@joshglover2370 yeah pizza fat ass man

    • @atomsmasher9411
      @atomsmasher9411 4 роки тому

      @@ickyvicky680 should have spelled it shell

  • @christineparis5607
    @christineparis5607 4 роки тому +1768

    "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees"...

    • @ghostbetweenpeopleandmysel5138
      @ghostbetweenpeopleandmysel5138 4 роки тому +21

      Amen bro amen 🤘

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t 4 роки тому +30

      Stellvia Hoenheim
      What about eating Chapulínes and Quelites? Those are delicious.

    • @96SN95
      @96SN95 4 роки тому +2

      @Stellvia Hoenheim 🤘

    • @weirdshibainu
      @weirdshibainu 4 роки тому +11

      It's better to live on your feet than die on your knees

    • @christineparis5607
      @christineparis5607 4 роки тому +50

      @@weirdshibainu
      Too many people don't get that option, that's why Zapata instilled courage to defy into the people, that's why he made dying with dignity and conviction honorable, even sometimes a necessity....

  • @davidcervantes9336
    @davidcervantes9336 4 роки тому +286

    ''I did not fight a Revolution to end up being a Landlord''
    - Zapata when offered a Hacienda to buy him up.

  • @cristianreyes9765
    @cristianreyes9765 4 роки тому +997

    As a Mexican it's curious to listen national history on english. I liked it.

    • @ComradeFer
      @ComradeFer 4 роки тому +60

      I feel the same way, in one hand it’s amazing to hear the recognition of our history, but still weird to hear it in English

    • @JG-zt6jo
      @JG-zt6jo 4 роки тому +51

      It’s interesting to know that there is an audience....great to have a lot of people know about this because they’re not being excluded by the language barrier. Mexico’s history needs to be shared because we had great ideas but never put through due to tyrants and whatnot.

    • @Largepro21
      @Largepro21 4 роки тому

      W

    • @CesarRodriguez-fr9bz
      @CesarRodriguez-fr9bz 4 роки тому +7

      Pues ya se les olvido el español de todos modos haha.

    • @candeks6579
      @candeks6579 4 роки тому +3

      Hay muchos más videos de historia de México en inglés que en español

  • @Tikolico
    @Tikolico 4 роки тому +614

    I'm not even Mexican, but that man is a hero in my book.

    • @josebustamante3809
      @josebustamante3809 4 роки тому +2

      Really did you know he left the country &his cousin got killed. he died on some other country

    • @TheGameDomeGuy
      @TheGameDomeGuy 2 роки тому

      he is not a hero, he is a warmonger would be dictator who killed 2 million and led mexico to the horrible crime ridden hell hole it is today

    • @TheGameDomeGuy
      @TheGameDomeGuy 2 роки тому

      @@Cargoshots that explains why mexico sucks so hard today

    • @Zatiels
      @Zatiels 2 роки тому +1

      He was serial rapist, child murderer and a coward who stood tall in a battlefield when the battle was over. But I guess history make of killers heroes under the right circumstances. Go to Crimenes de Francisco Villa.: Testimonios for a light read.

    • @mariabernal2891
      @mariabernal2891 Рік тому

      @@josebustamante3809 seems you dont know $hit maybe you should read a little More he was betrayed and ambushed by the govt. but maybe your not into facts

  • @LlevalaTito43
    @LlevalaTito43 4 роки тому +821

    “I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.” Emiliano Zapata

    • @traderjay2261
      @traderjay2261 4 роки тому +49

      Yo, why does he have some of the most bad ass quotes I’ve heard in a minute

    • @tomfrazier1103
      @tomfrazier1103 4 роки тому +2

      "Necessity" see Russian homicidists.

    • @psychobillynumbnuts1
      @psychobillynumbnuts1 3 роки тому +18

      That's all the Latinos 4 Trump

    • @LlevalaTito43
      @LlevalaTito43 3 роки тому +13

      @@psychobillynumbnuts1 pinches traidores

    • @AmericanPatriot01
      @AmericanPatriot01 3 роки тому +4

      That's a very ignorant hipicritcal quote

  • @andresvazquez5390
    @andresvazquez5390 4 роки тому +834

    phrase attributed to Zapata
    “He who wishes to be an eagle, fly; he who wishes to be a worm, crawl - but don’t scream when you are stepped on.”

    • @louthegiantcookie
      @louthegiantcookie 4 роки тому +82

      Do you ever wonder how guys like him came up with awesome quotes like that? Were they just geniuses and it came naturally, or did they sit down and write out a bunch of badass stuff, then wait for the perfect moment to drop it?

    • @Dfthg-bz3hp
      @Dfthg-bz3hp 4 роки тому +4

      @E R ????

    • @beastmode6609
      @beastmode6609 4 роки тому

      @E R you come to learn history about Mexicans or just hate on them.

    • @riple4360
      @riple4360 4 роки тому +4

      @E R too bad that creativity didnt help you with slavery tho

    • @Dfthg-bz3hp
      @Dfthg-bz3hp 4 роки тому

      @@riple4360 ?????

  • @tangerin__a4804
    @tangerin__a4804 4 роки тому +165

    I'm mexican and my dad's a historian, he specialises in History of México's Revolution, and is a hardcore Zapata fan. Even I'm fond of him, growing up I'd always see my dad wearing Zapata t-shirts (he still uses some of them) and I think we even had some pictures of him framed. As a sidenote, my dad also participated in some student revolts in Sinaloa during the late 70s/beginning of the 80s (I don't know the exact date, might ask him later). Great video! I really enjoyed it since it's part of my country's history. Thank you.

    • @crisantopadilla1032
      @crisantopadilla1032 3 роки тому +2

      Is it safe to assume that you’re from Sinaloa on your dad side?and if you are what part of Sinaloa?

    • @tangerin__a4804
      @tangerin__a4804 3 роки тому +5

      @@crisantopadilla1032 correct, he's from pericos a very, very small town in Sinaloa

    • @lasttrinity0780
      @lasttrinity0780 2 роки тому +2

      @@tangerin__a4804 lol, I know a small town called El Perico in Chihuahua.

    • @akuma6935
      @akuma6935 2 роки тому +6

      My great great great grandfather fought alongside Emiliano Zapata. There’s a picture of them somewhere that my family in Mexico has.

    • @Huriel27
      @Huriel27 2 роки тому

      No es x nada pero fuera de tema solo te quería decir Que shulada de Reyna 👌🥱😎💙

  • @jigdreldukpa
    @jigdreldukpa 4 роки тому +670

    “Stay strapped or get clapped.”
    - Emiliano Zapata, idk probably

  • @IvarTheBrainless
    @IvarTheBrainless 4 роки тому +2130

    It's like Game of Thrones with sombreros and impressive moustaches.

    • @elperrodelautumo7511
      @elperrodelautumo7511 4 роки тому +162

      Morrigan's Crow that would be a show about Mexico worth the binge watch. Viva Mexico 🇲🇽

    • @SM-fn9fg
      @SM-fn9fg 4 роки тому +34

      That's right mija!

    • @matt-603
      @matt-603 4 роки тому +5

      I know right lol

    • @jose1991
      @jose1991 4 роки тому +62

      but it actually happened REAL BADASS MOFOS

    • @jaimeruiz521
      @jaimeruiz521 4 роки тому +24

      it was. as a matter of fact when i see Lord of the rings the ride of the rohirim. when the rohan riders charge on horse back against the orcs I picture thats how Pancho Villas cavalry charges problaby looked like.

  • @kazamamuramasa8201
    @kazamamuramasa8201 4 роки тому +197

    One of he's famous quote. " Better to die on your feet than live on your knees"

    • @latino_God
      @latino_God 4 роки тому +13

      Correction:
      “Better to die on your feet than to live a lifetime on your knees”

    • @luciolynx5443
      @luciolynx5443 4 роки тому +3

      Greatest quote of all time, let’s be honest. FREEEDDDDOOMMMM!!!

    • @howdy90
      @howdy90 4 роки тому +3

      @@latino_God I remembered Magneto from X-Men says that phrase on the 90's cartoon show.

  • @allenrobinson7855
    @allenrobinson7855 4 роки тому +296

    When I was born I lived in Zapata Texas. Named for the man himself. He's always been a hero.

    • @ezequieldominguez2966
      @ezequieldominguez2966 4 роки тому +1

      Allen Robinson I’ve been there

    • @MrColimon25
      @MrColimon25 4 роки тому +1

      Chill its not morleos

    • @arturoarambula2814
      @arturoarambula2814 4 роки тому +6

      Actually I live in San Ignacio and went to Zapata high School. Our county was named after Cornel Antonio Zapata. Common misconception so don't sweat it.

    • @deadpool113
      @deadpool113 4 роки тому +7

      They chose another revolutionist. Because the familiar one is hated by southwestern gringos lol.

    • @aaronmariscal7983
      @aaronmariscal7983 4 роки тому +7

      Villa was general of the Northern Mexican division not zapata, he was instead general of southernern Mexico.

  • @d.b.2812
    @d.b.2812 4 роки тому +725

    His granddaughter is still alive i met her about ten years ago. There's an old photo of her with two pistols in her belt

    • @christineparis5607
      @christineparis5607 4 роки тому +34

      That is so cool!

    • @thewalkingthrones9165
      @thewalkingthrones9165 4 роки тому +6

      What does she think of her legacy?

    • @christineparis5607
      @christineparis5607 4 роки тому +71

      @@thewalkingthrones9165
      If she posed with 2 pistols in her belt, she is probably proud of his legacy. I was told by my Mexico friends that he gave the regular people hope and dignity and courage...I know many people have different opinions, but that is what I was told, and looking at the history, I could see why..

    • @d.b.2812
      @d.b.2812 4 роки тому +14

      @@thewalkingthrones9165 very proud and a very good cook

    • @LD-qj2te
      @LD-qj2te 4 роки тому +10

      D. b. I have family in Mexico and do business there..... nearly everyone says they are related to pancho villa and zapata

  • @ridwaanadas8784
    @ridwaanadas8784 4 роки тому +76

    My great great great grandfather fought alongside with Zapata. He was born in south Mexico and he became general of certain city’s in Chiapas (Mexican state) he became zapatas most trusted men. If u want to read more about him his name is Rafael Cal y Mayor.

    • @ridwaanadas8784
      @ridwaanadas8784 4 роки тому +1

      Eliza Zavala it really is !! Thank u

    • @rufusruffles
      @rufusruffles Рік тому +1

      Cintalapa? There is no state with that name, maybe a city?

    • @ridwaanadas8784
      @ridwaanadas8784 Рік тому +1

      @@rufusruffles ah yes that’s right the state would be Chiapas. Thanks for the correction

    • @jonwiley2480
      @jonwiley2480 Рік тому +4

      My great great great grandfather was Zapata. My abuela would tell me stories all the time. Especially living in Texas you see his picture everywhere from restaurants, paintings, pocket knifes all the above

    • @ridwaanadas8784
      @ridwaanadas8784 Рік тому +2

      @@jonwiley2480 that’s awesome ! You all
      Must be very proud. It’s a crazy thought to believe our both great great grandfathers were once alongside each other fighting in the Mexican revolution. I have certain photographs of zapata with my great great grandfather as well. Very interesting.

  • @fake._
    @fake._ 4 роки тому +156

    Zapata just motivates you to be a, For The People, kind of person.

  • @LegoTux
    @LegoTux 4 роки тому +715

    So many double crosses, shootouts, and deaths this could be a Quentin Taratino film!

    • @airestesshistory8100
      @airestesshistory8100 4 роки тому +26

      LegoTux you mean it should be.

    • @LD-qj2te
      @LD-qj2te 4 роки тому +3

      LegoTux it should be

    • @aylabear77
      @aylabear77 4 роки тому +6

      It should be, but not one directed by him.

    • @elessarjudas9priest991
      @elessarjudas9priest991 4 роки тому +20

      And that's just the 3 most popular revolutionaries there's another 10 at least who also died violently

    • @erintreez
      @erintreez 4 роки тому +1

      Wow!!! I was just thinking the same thing! Great minds....😁

  • @anacallow509
    @anacallow509 9 місяців тому +10

    Thank you for this great video. I am European from Croatia but love to learn history of Mexico. I live in Canada but visiting Mexico for the past25 years and Mexico and people of Mexico are very dear to my heart .🇭🇷🇨🇦🫶

  • @josecesar87
    @josecesar87 4 роки тому +938

    “Prefiero morir de pie que vivir arrodillado “
    -Emiliano Zapata

    • @mst4813
      @mst4813 4 роки тому +72

      Translation: "I rather die on my feet, than live on my knees"

    • @eduardopalma2398
      @eduardopalma2398 4 роки тому +10

      Mejor morir de pie que vivir Toda una vida arrodillado..EMILIANO ZAPATA

    • @olovram
      @olovram 4 роки тому +1

      Gracias crnl lo estaba buscando

    • @padraig5335
      @padraig5335 4 роки тому +2

      Best saying ever

    • @sergioobetgmail5690
      @sergioobetgmail5690 4 роки тому +4

      It's fake, is not documented he said it.

  • @EAraceliMD
    @EAraceliMD 4 роки тому +559

    Never have I clicked on a video so fast as today!!!
    "La tierra es de quien la trabaja”!!!!!!

    • @mr.iforgot3062
      @mr.iforgot3062 4 роки тому +7

      You were faster than me, but not by much.

    • @kazamamuramasa8201
      @kazamamuramasa8201 4 роки тому +2

      ¡¡¡ ..NO.!!! La tierra es de quien los documentos par trabajala.
      No semos aniemales par cacarr donde queiramos. porque si no temado... y tevas aver tu Dios..!

    • @nauj976431
      @nauj976431 4 роки тому +2

      Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas!!

    • @jorgehdz2030
      @jorgehdz2030 4 роки тому

      That was a rusian motto, and Zapata copied.

    • @christopherlopez7907
      @christopherlopez7907 4 роки тому +14

      @@jorgehdz2030 Nope, Mexican revolution was before the Russian revolution.

  • @aztlanholywarrior6860
    @aztlanholywarrior6860 4 роки тому +158

    My Great great grandfather fought
    with Zapata, that's why my last name has a Z switched from an S at the end. To honor Zapata after he was assassinated my last name Cisneroz is rare.

  • @PRDreams
    @PRDreams 4 роки тому +167

    Wow.
    My husband, who is Mexican, really appreciated the episode and how you finished it. He was a Robin Hood and a myth come to life.
    Good job on this one. 💛🤗

    • @PRDreams
      @PRDreams 4 роки тому +1

      @Jose Moran why the hell do you need to know where I'm from? I didn't add that info in my comment because it was (and still is) incredibly irrelevant to the conversation.
      Like if adding a bunch of question marks at the end makes a stupid question more valid 😏

    • @wilfredcastle531
      @wilfredcastle531 4 роки тому

      build the wall

    • @PRDreams
      @PRDreams 4 роки тому +6

      @@wilfredcastle531 it keeps falling 🤣

    • @wilfredcastle531
      @wilfredcastle531 4 роки тому

      @@PRDreams STAY OFF THE FAKE NEWS KIDS. YUGE WINNING YUGE

    • @PRDreams
      @PRDreams 4 роки тому +1

      @Jose Moran Please, stop asking, it is extremely irrelevant to the conversation. You are creeping me out. You keep following me around asking the same stupid question. That is harassment. I've already reported you. Go away.

  • @josecampos-pantoja3204
    @josecampos-pantoja3204 4 роки тому +62

    You left out the quote the Mexicans remembered Zapata for
    “It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees” E. Zapata

  • @mileau2
    @mileau2 4 роки тому +924

    Mexico could use people like him right now

    • @jimig.r.h.4121
      @jimig.r.h.4121 4 роки тому +46

      Lau Fer it’s AMLO, mexico makes 1 every 💯 years.

    • @LoonToon24
      @LoonToon24 4 роки тому +84

      Heroes die in Mexico according to history...

    • @Aphorim
      @Aphorim 4 роки тому +27

      @@LoonToon24 And they continue to do so.

    • @lokofreestyle5430
      @lokofreestyle5430 4 роки тому +13

      The world can 🌎

    • @Rojozproduction
      @Rojozproduction 4 роки тому +16

      Not just Mexico!!

  • @lunesnieves
    @lunesnieves 3 роки тому +34

    El Plan de Ayala, brings tears to my eyes … this plan expresses a thread that’s mostly missing in U.S. culture, a deep connection to and appreciation for the land, akin to what our native peoples must have known, a sense of the land as alive and a giver of life, a spiritual bond. Zapata and his countrymen were Nahau and testament to the fact that Mexico, unlike the U.S., mostly, if imperfectly, accepted their native peoples, did not seek to exterminate them wholesale (sob).

  • @jaskaranrajput7836
    @jaskaranrajput7836 4 роки тому +339

    Mexico's greatest moustache as well...

    • @native307
      @native307 4 роки тому +15

      That's one hell of a moustache

    • @johnbarrientosiii6586
      @johnbarrientosiii6586 3 роки тому +3

      That’s the kind of mustache I want

    • @ziggyc4474
      @ziggyc4474 3 роки тому

      @@johnbarrientosiii6586 me toooo

    • @hypervigilance6891
      @hypervigilance6891 3 роки тому +1

      I wish I could grow that shotcalling level for mustache

  • @wcropp1
    @wcropp1 4 роки тому +62

    My favorite revolutionary badass in a sombrero. Villa was cool and all, but Zapata is the real legend. May the world never abandon the ideals he gave his life for. You died on your feet, now may you Rest In Peace, Camarada.

  • @Brams2777
    @Brams2777 4 роки тому +320

    Choked on my pizza when I saw this!
    Love seeing you guys do bios on Mexicans!

    • @robroux6074
      @robroux6074 4 роки тому +1

      villa is a North Mexican from Durango. ..huge difference from Central & South Mexicans

    • @munkeysause123
      @munkeysause123 4 роки тому +18

      @@robroux6074 what does north mexican have to do with it

    • @sayuncleordie
      @sayuncleordie 4 роки тому

      Dabi
      There aren't many famous enough to do anything with.

    • @jasoncano527
      @jasoncano527 4 роки тому +6

      Rob Roux Zapata represents a state in the south, therefore he fights for the south and is a man of the south, Zapata also fights for the Mexican aboriginals, or what outsiders call “indians”

    • @Brams2777
      @Brams2777 4 роки тому +4

      @@sayuncleordie Many may not be super famous but they are certainly interesting.

  • @leoneldominguez3275
    @leoneldominguez3275 4 роки тому +153

    Revolutionary Died a Man, unlike the sissies who ambushed him...Viva Zapata!

  • @stevesayewich8594
    @stevesayewich8594 4 роки тому +123

    Viva Zapata!!! Read, "The Underdogs," by Mariano Azuela about the Mexican Revolution of 1910 for another perspective on the aftermath of war. Land reform still is an issue today with the power elite taking away poor native's rights.

    • @christineparis5607
      @christineparis5607 4 роки тому +3

      Thank you. I will read it. No matter how much we read and discover, we barely scratch the surface of those times. It is endless fascination to me.

    • @dallastexas5653
      @dallastexas5653 4 роки тому +6

      I love reading randomly recommended books. Just ordered a copy.

    • @mermaidman7069
      @mermaidman7069 4 роки тому

      @E R Vicente Guerrero I agree but Gaspar Yanga was just a local revolt leader and he was not even Mexican.

    • @aztlanholywarrior6860
      @aztlanholywarrior6860 4 роки тому +4

      Mermaid Man he’s a Mexican hero he had the first free land in the Americas that’s something to be proud of and Mexicans have a lot of African blood in them too!

    • @avemaria3673
      @avemaria3673 4 роки тому +1

      In fact, the so-called "war on cartels" is the perfect frame that miners from abroad ( canadian mainly) use to stole land from indigenous people.

  • @stephaniewhite5644
    @stephaniewhite5644 4 роки тому +45

    Thank you for this video of Senior Zapata. He was a true hero of the people. We need someone similar in the US of A. Someone who stands for the people, not for $$$. Thank you again, I have watched it 3 times already.

  • @collinsvf13
    @collinsvf13 4 роки тому +88

    "No pos ta cabron" - Zapata

  • @psychokrusherstudios1457
    @psychokrusherstudios1457 4 роки тому +335

    do a Nezahualcoyatl or Benito Juarez or Simón Bolivar biography, i like to see more Latin American people in here

    • @Panthers336
      @Panthers336 4 роки тому +11

      Ya hizo de Simón Bolívar Busca en biographic

    • @JM-qb2kd
      @JM-qb2kd 4 роки тому +2

      There is already a Simon Bolivar

    • @franciscomm7675
      @franciscomm7675 4 роки тому

      Raul Meza, Rafael trujillo

    • @johannacantor7711
      @johannacantor7711 4 роки тому +7

      Yes!!! Totally!!! One of Nezahualcóyotl would be awesome!!!!

    • @Adartse310
      @Adartse310 4 роки тому +2

      I agree but Mexico isn't Latin America

  • @psychokrusherstudios1457
    @psychokrusherstudios1457 4 роки тому +47

    best video ever about Zapata, and I'm Mexican so I know, gracias, saludos desde México y ¡¡¡VIVA ZAPATA!!! que "aún cabalga en las montañas del sur en su caballa blanco"...

  • @paperandpavement
    @paperandpavement 4 роки тому +60

    I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
    Thanks for this vid Simon I've been looking forward to this one for a minute. Keep up the good work!

  • @PoppyPoppa
    @PoppyPoppa 4 роки тому +111

    My great-grandfather was a captain in Porfirio Diaz' army (under General Bernardo Reyes), he avoided death by a matter of mere seconds, as he got outnumbered and was taken prisoner; right as his captors (Villistas) were aiming their guns to execute him and his men, a courier entered the camp with an urgent letter and informed his captors that they were switching sides and now the remnants of Reyes' army were their allies, they untied him and gave him and his men their arms... no hard feelings at all, he was even immediately regarded as a captain even by his former enemies and captors, they just banded together and kept fighting against a new enemy (Madero after he double crossed Villa and Zapata) because at it's core both armies were fighting for "a better Mexico". Eventually his general was shot dead by Madero, madero was also murdered, Villa and Zapata were also murdered, he retired from the army, became a police officer in my city and estabilished his family.
    Another one of my great-grandfathers was a young kid in Villa's army, when he was around 16 years old he raided an Hacienda that belonged to a wealthy European family, during the raid most of the employees and men in that hacienda were killed, upon noticing what the adults were doing to the women and children (raping and killing them) he rescued a very young girl and several young children and fled to the USA where they hid until the end of the revolution, after many years they settled as farmers, he married the girl while she was still a teen and my grandma was born soon after. according to my grandma's story, they never knew where her mother was actually from because they were all illiterate and didn't recognize her language, she was also too young when everything happened, she also didn't speak Spanish at all and never learned to during her lifetime besides a few words, the only thing she was able to tell her husband was that she arrived to mexico by boat when she was a child. she had very white skin, blue eyes, freckles and red curly hair.

    • @johannacantor7711
      @johannacantor7711 4 роки тому +10

      Wow, my friend... Talk about perfect timing!!!! Such a great family history!!! And a really sweet love story too... A pity that she didn't really know where she came from tho

    • @bluesky-pb9di
      @bluesky-pb9di 4 роки тому

      Doesn't make sense. If she was white she would have been education at some level. So your ancestor married a very young girl. Maybe 11 years old. That's nasty. So how she communicate with your 16 year old ancestor at that time.

    • @WhompingWalrus
      @WhompingWalrus 4 роки тому +6

      @@bluesky-pb9di "If she was white she would have been education at some level" - no
      "So your ancestor married a very young girl. Maybe 11 years old" - no
      "after many years they settled as farmers, he married the girl while she was still a teen"

    • @WhompingWalrus
      @WhompingWalrus 4 роки тому +4

      Would be interesting to see your genetic results from one of those DNA testing places. Not worth the privacy forfeiture imo, but there are ways you could find out where she was from, now.

    • @kaisen5669
      @kaisen5669 4 роки тому +10

      @@bluesky-pb9di You realize marrying someone young(at least both around the same age group like 13 and 16) wasnt the worst, it was common before. Teen Marrige was more common before.

  • @sergomelo1381
    @sergomelo1381 4 роки тому +20

    One of my favorite heroes the world need more people like him. Viva México y Viva Zapata

  • @1mexikaner
    @1mexikaner 4 роки тому +85

    "Dirt poor land"... Don't think so my bald friend. I will have you know that most of the Mexico's dirt is actullay volcanic dirt which is loaded with nutrients when compared to other types of dirts. The most important of these being the Valle de Mexico which is loaded with volcanic dirt which in hence produces the majority of Mexico's fruits and vegetables alas making it the biggest wholeseller of fruits and vegetables in the whole world.

    • @adrians9239
      @adrians9239 4 роки тому

      1Mexikaner he didn’t say all of Mexico

    • @drphosferrous
      @drphosferrous 4 роки тому +2

      As I understand the story,poor folks didn't generally have access to the best growing regions. Doesn't mean that mexico has no good farming.

    • @obeythefluff07
      @obeythefluff07 4 роки тому +11

      As someone who grew up in Morelos I can say the people were poor because the rich stole everything from them but the land is Nicknamed the land of eternal spring because it is very fertile. It is green all year long. There are a lot of natural springs where water is born and all kinds of trees and crops grow...that's why they were fighting for it, if you owned the lands you would be prosperous.

    • @leopoldogonzalez2090
      @leopoldogonzalez2090 4 роки тому +5

      @@adrians9239 He referred to Morelos. Which is one of the most fertile lands of México. The problem was the encroachment of the hacendados on the most valuable lands of Morelos. And crucially the ones with better access to water sources. Not that these lands were poor, to the contrary, this is why there were so coveted. The difference is that local peasants wanted them to grow their own sustenance, where the hacendado wanted them for export cash crops like cotton or sugar. Sometimes Simon wants to be so hyperbolic and ironic that he is just plain rude.

    • @bobhostetler8548
      @bobhostetler8548 4 роки тому

      It only needs water or blood to make things grow.

  • @tgaontcon6515
    @tgaontcon6515 4 роки тому +48

    Awesome video. My great grandfather actually knew Zapata, we even have a letter signed by Zapata, slightly burned and totally awesome. Keep up the awesome videos!!!

    • @sigloc11
      @sigloc11 4 роки тому

      Take it to Pawn Star

    • @himarik4609
      @himarik4609 4 роки тому +4

      @@sigloc11 To get ripped off? Yeah aight

    • @patdan123
      @patdan123 4 роки тому

      Seeing arce made me constantly think of Ruben Zuno Arce

    • @TheAc550
      @TheAc550 4 роки тому +4

      Dope! My great grandpa knew Zapata as well and still have a lot of the land from that time passed down to us now. Viva morelos

  • @greenllama2856
    @greenllama2856 4 роки тому +17

    Thanks to Emilio My great Grandfather took back land from the rich and actually did stuff with it, he founded a town and my father was the first born in it, currently in the middle of the town is a statue of my great grandfather founder of El Rosal de Aldama Tamaulipas México.

    • @kocholawis1851
      @kocholawis1851 3 місяці тому

      pues todos los ejidos le deben eso a Zapata

    • @Idcwhatyouthink1234
      @Idcwhatyouthink1234 Місяць тому

      Hey awesome to see your comment. I’m related to Zapata . My grandmother was named Anna Zapata . I know we’re related but we lost some family knowledge because my grandmothers father died when she was 5 . He was from Mexico and his wife was from Texas . So my grandmother lost contact with her dad’s family after he died . If you respond to this comment , I would love to get in contact with you . Maybe you know stuff I don’t know .

  • @nevaehsangel9620
    @nevaehsangel9620 4 роки тому +7

    My grandfather's uncle was his right hand man, he's pictured with him in SEVERAL of these photos! I have pics of him and his grave stone pics of his and his wife's. CRAZY,but he's one of the greatest hero's of time!❤️❤️❤️❤️ Viva Zapata!😊
    Thank you for this !❤️

  • @javierparrauriostegui1413
    @javierparrauriostegui1413 4 роки тому +26

    Great vídeo! As a Mexican I appreciate the gesture of you making videos on our history.

  • @BaronVonBlair
    @BaronVonBlair 4 роки тому +77

    "Earth, justice and law"

    • @antoinegriezmann4852
      @antoinegriezmann4852 4 роки тому +3

      In spanish "Tierra" means earth, land and dirt. So in this context he's actually referring to land.

    • @jobbailon2951
      @jobbailon2951 4 роки тому

      @@antoinegriezmann4852 thank you, I was gonna correct him

    • @JusJc
      @JusJc 4 роки тому

      Hahahah Earth??

    • @martinezazteca8236
      @martinezazteca8236 4 роки тому

      Land, JUSTICE and law

    • @anakarenhernandez2475
      @anakarenhernandez2475 4 роки тому +1

      BaronVonBlair it’s actually “ land, justice and liberty”

  • @studiolezard
    @studiolezard 4 роки тому +50

    The timing of that "break for our sponsor" was exactly the time it took to get a fresh bottle of beer, pour it into my glass and sit back down. Well Done!

    • @Biographics
      @Biographics  4 роки тому +8

      :). Just like adverts in the old days.

    • @yesvelas4
      @yesvelas4 4 роки тому +2

      Like us mexicans say "SALUD" 🍻

  • @lestatzapata6393
    @lestatzapata6393 4 роки тому +4

    I'm an apperant great(x4) grand nephew of Zapata (according to my biological grandfather), this video is much appreciated! Viva Zapata! Viva La Revolucion!!

  • @johannacantor7711
    @johannacantor7711 4 роки тому +10

    I'm a simple person... I see Zapata and I click... I see a Biographics video of Zapata and I click twice as fast.
    Great video!!! Loved your narration and definitely agree with you: that moustache was glorious!!!

  • @mellissadalby1402
    @mellissadalby1402 4 роки тому +12

    I love this guy Zapata. I agree with him in his "Plan of Ayala". He was also a quite handsome and dashing looking fellow. I bet he was a badass.

  • @GilbyMinaj
    @GilbyMinaj 4 роки тому +48

    Viva Mexico!!! 🇲🇽
    Such a beautiful, rich, colorful, country.
    💜

    • @outwiththem
      @outwiththem Рік тому +1

      too much corruption.

    • @ZAND4TSU
      @ZAND4TSU 11 місяців тому

      ​@@outwiththemshut up Mordecai

    • @ZAND4TSU
      @ZAND4TSU 11 місяців тому

      Te ves bien bonita:)

    • @USRM1810
      @USRM1810 11 місяців тому

      @@outwiththemwe know. But it’s still beautiful and rich in culture and glory

    • @outwiththem
      @outwiththem 10 місяців тому

      @@USRM1810 GLORY ON WHAT? ON USELESS OLD PIRAMIDS IN SOME AREAS, IN THE FOOD THAT WAS MOSTLY CREATED BY GUYS FROM SPAIN? DONT BE STUPIDA. LOTS OF CRIME AND CORRUPTION ALL OVER. ITS CULTURAL THERE. IM LATINOL

  • @claudialomeli4048
    @claudialomeli4048 4 роки тому +34

    It's really cool you guys made a video on Emiliano Zapata one week before the anniversary of the revolution.
    I hope you make other videos about mexican historical figures, like Benito Juárez or Miguel Hidalgo.

  • @vt2587
    @vt2587 4 роки тому +40

    I’ve never clicked so fast! ❤️❤️🇲🇽 I have been waiting for his episode for the longest. Thank you Biographics!

  • @luisangel2842
    @luisangel2842 4 роки тому +24

    Thank you so much for making this video! My great grandfather was a zapatista with Zapata

  • @AshGreen359
    @AshGreen359 4 роки тому +58

    Mexico's past may be America's future.

    • @RafaReyes
      @RafaReyes 4 роки тому +2

      after this weekend... wow.

    • @yurenartemio5357
      @yurenartemio5357 4 роки тому +2

      Yes indeed, if we dont learn from the past, we are doom to repeated.

    • @rera1386
      @rera1386 4 роки тому +1

      Crazy you say that man!!! Sad but true

    • @marviz5215
      @marviz5215 3 роки тому +1

      Never

    • @theblaze214
      @theblaze214 3 роки тому +1

      Might be true, the purge of all the wealthy colonizers who are like a virus to the native people and the land, America is still in its Infancy.

  • @paulherzog9605
    @paulherzog9605 3 роки тому +6

    Been to Mexico many times in 70s & 80s. Zapata is held in highest esteem by the people. A great man. A hero

  • @alanavila381
    @alanavila381 4 роки тому +4

    I was born in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico and moved to the US when I was just a child. I’ve lived in the US for most of my life, 15 years to be exact and through this video and the video on Pancho Villa I’ve learned more about the Mexican Revolution and Mexico in general than I ever have before. I know way more about the American War of independence because we learn that in grade schools here all over the country but being born in Mexico and just wondering what all these men’s names are and who they are and what they did for the country is really frustrating. I can finally say that I feel extremely proud of what these men did for my country and for other countries following their ideologies thanks to your videos!!! Keep them coming you do a great service not just for people looking to learn more but for people that genuinely have reasons to learn about their own countries!

  • @bedoy34
    @bedoy34 4 роки тому +6

    There are many legends about Zapata and the death of Zapata... The one that makes sense is the one about the trap you speak of... The women who worked in the meeting place, when they realized that it was a betrayal ... ran to the river to "wash clothes" so that they could warn Zapata that he would be killed... well Zapata went anyway because he new that the violence and war would not end until he was dead.. One of his men offered to go in his place but Zapata told him no... Zapata cared about the people above all else and 10 years of war was to much... He sacrificed his life to bring peace to Mexico... He knew that the people who helped him and fought with him would be target and killed unless he gone...

  • @omarmendoza5809
    @omarmendoza5809 4 роки тому +17

    Thank you, this made me feel proud love your work man, love from 🇲🇽

  • @rhov-anion
    @rhov-anion 3 роки тому +6

    My high school's mascot was Zapata, which was rather strange for California. 90% of the schools we visited asked "what's a Zapata?" Part of our Freshman Year history education was to know his biography and watch the movie about him so we could answer that question.

  • @GA-dy2nb
    @GA-dy2nb 4 роки тому +5

    my grandma told me a story when i was little, she said that when she was little she knew an old man that had gotten his ear cut off by pancho villa.

  • @rafaelcisneros562
    @rafaelcisneros562 3 роки тому +19

    I'm Mexican, and I can only dream of having a Moustache like his.

    • @adrian_21055
      @adrian_21055 2 роки тому

      Not enough spanish blood huh lol

    • @rafaelcisneros562
      @rafaelcisneros562 2 роки тому

      @@adrian_21055 I'm 6'5" I'm pretty sure I'm not Oxacan. Lol 😆

    • @adrian_21055
      @adrian_21055 2 роки тому

      @@rafaelcisneros562 yes you are just a really tall one lol jk bro. Who knows where that bigote came from. His mom prob had one lol

  • @Berniesbites818
    @Berniesbites818 4 роки тому +6

    👏👏👏👏👏 Bob Ross would be proud. Because you guys painted a beautiful landscape of the Mexican revolution. Bravo!

  • @lolreaper55
    @lolreaper55 4 роки тому +5

    There's a story that here in my town in morelos, Zapata hid inside a cave wich is called "cueva del diablo" (devil's cave) weapons and gold from the revolution.
    No one dares to enter the cave because some says it's haunted and that once you go in, you don't come back.

  • @TheOmegaCloud
    @TheOmegaCloud 4 роки тому +19

    0:44 Maybe in the USA (and the North of Mexico for obvious reasons), Zapata is certainly more famous in Mexico in general, specially in the south.

  • @mau.ls95
    @mau.ls95 4 роки тому +4

    My family is from Morelos and my great grandma once told me a story that when she was a kid she went with her friends to the mountains and found some shotgun cartridges, a shotgun and a pair of boots burried on the dirt and it's deff an interesting story to listen to

  • @junior1497
    @junior1497 4 роки тому +6

    Do one on Porfirio Díaz. Guy had a remarkable military career. People rarely know he was one of the biggest reasons why the Battle of 5 de Mayo was won

  • @melodyohanian8285
    @melodyohanian8285 3 роки тому +11

    I’m a descendant of Emiliano. My mother’s maiden name is Zapata and we are very proud of our heritage. I’m mixed with Irish, but I’m very proud of my Mexican side

    • @pipeflush
      @pipeflush 3 роки тому

      Hard drinking & hard working catholics both of them.

    • @outwiththem
      @outwiththem Рік тому

      Soo ? Are you somebody ?

  • @alexflores9582
    @alexflores9582 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this.... My mom which was born in rural Durango State in 1960... told me many stories from he father (my great granddad) and I believe you guys and my mom..

  • @Cyrax93247
    @Cyrax93247 4 роки тому +6

    My village in Mexico is named after Emiliano Zapata. Thanks for the new found information on him, I learned so much!

  • @hectorcervantes5260
    @hectorcervantes5260 4 роки тому +31

    "no pelie la revolucion para terminar siendo hacendado" (emiliano zapata cuando le ofrecieron una acienda para comprarlo)

    • @mexicoxv2236
      @mexicoxv2236 3 роки тому

      Madera necesitaba pacificar el pais, el reparto agrario se hizo hasta lazaro cardena las cosas no eran tan simples

  • @rodolfoguerrero9970
    @rodolfoguerrero9970 4 роки тому +14

    Nice video, just a couple of notes.
    1. Zapata expressed he had no desire of power.
    2. Pancho Villa also expressed no desire to be president, he knew he was not educated enough to be president.
    3. Venustiano Carranza was the only one who fought to become president of Mexico.
    4. The constitution of 1917 arrange the idea of land property in a way that benefited the government, not the people.

  • @AbeCastDrums
    @AbeCastDrums 3 роки тому +4

    Mi General Zapata 🇲🇽
    Makes me proud, to come from working class Mexican family. In my grandparents time, my family's hometown rose up against the wealthy landowners in the town and forcefully took the land and divided it up with everyone in the town and my grandparents got their share. We need to do this on a worldwide scale now more than ever.
    Plan of Ayala would've changed mexico for the better, a shame what my beautiful México has become 😔

  • @jmartinex333
    @jmartinex333 4 роки тому +13

    the favorite phrase: PREFIERO MORIR DE PIE, QUE VIVIR ARRODILLADO!
    !VIVA MEXICO!

  • @joseruiz5441
    @joseruiz5441 4 роки тому +6

    Good job man. Prefiero morir de pie que vivir una vida de rodillas. Emiliano Zapata. I'll rather die on my feet than live a live on my knees. Emiliano Xapata

  • @chrisfeuerhaken396
    @chrisfeuerhaken396 3 роки тому +3

    Those mustaches are fricking rocking it!!

  • @AmFuture
    @AmFuture 4 роки тому +9

    First a video of Mi General Francisco Villa, and now a video of the Zapata. This is a good time

  • @Pilsnor
    @Pilsnor 4 роки тому +8

    I love how this channel gives a good history lesson using individuals as a sort of “prism” to let us see some of neuances that history is made off

  • @arturoarambula2814
    @arturoarambula2814 4 роки тому +16

    "¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodias!" Emilliano Zapata

  • @aylabear77
    @aylabear77 4 роки тому +5

    I love love love this video. Thank you for posting this. He is truly our Mexican hero.

  • @SM-fn9fg
    @SM-fn9fg 4 роки тому +3

    Great video!!! Gracias!!!!!! Zapata vive, la lucha sigue y sigue...!

  • @HighLordSythen
    @HighLordSythen 4 роки тому +8

    "...just as Mexico exploded." I laughed at the delivery which made it sound literal.

  • @heatmonster420
    @heatmonster420 3 роки тому +2

    Wow Simon that dismount you did at the end brought be to tears. As a Mexican, I’ve heard the stories from history but your eloquent way of speaking and describing what happened paints a vivid image in my brain. Great video and graphics.

  • @luxembourgishempire2826
    @luxembourgishempire2826 4 роки тому +50

    Can you do the Portuguese dictator Salazar? It will gain a massive amount of views like the Franco one did.

  • @psychotown6959
    @psychotown6959 4 роки тому +2

    On September 9, 1971, the Mexican military attache in Germany formally authorized the 742 Squadron to use the image of the Morelense caudillo on its emblem, as well as to use the air designation of “Zapata” and / or “Zapatas” during its operations.

  • @chemazavaleta1510
    @chemazavaleta1510 4 роки тому +12

    Hi, I loved the video, I'm Mexican and the anniversary of the Mexican revolution is very close to being celebrated

  • @archersmith869
    @archersmith869 4 роки тому +6

    I rather die on my feet than live on my knees -Zapata

  • @patinoaproductions
    @patinoaproductions 4 роки тому +3

    My Great Great Grandpa met Emilio Zapata and gave him food for his troops, it’s crazy to think my family knew that guy.

  • @Alberta1stPodcast
    @Alberta1stPodcast 4 роки тому +10

    Zapata was born to land owning family, he didnt come from nothing, which is a reason hes so special, a rich kid that cared for the poor

  • @theparadigm8149
    @theparadigm8149 3 роки тому +3

    0:24 That’s ok! 🤣 France has had a long history of intervening in Mexico! 😧

  • @tranger4579
    @tranger4579 4 роки тому +2

    My family fought with Villa in the Battle of Ojinaga. I still have family that resides in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Delicias and Juarez.

  • @colingunn5227
    @colingunn5227 Рік тому +2

    I think I just learned more about Mexican history in 25 minutes than I did in twelve years of American public education

  • @theevilincarnate645
    @theevilincarnate645 4 роки тому +4

    He's one of if not the most respected man in our culture

  • @sylviasaxby5768
    @sylviasaxby5768 4 роки тому +2

    Mr. Wisthler. I love the series, I love the accent, I love the mispronunciations, I love the music 🎶 the Mexican revolution was the First revolution of the 20th. Century! Zapata was a TRUE revolutionary with ethics for both war and peace, philosophy for the advancement of the poor and courage and strength to inspire his followers. He was the “Che” Guevara to Pancho Villas´s Castro. I’ve been sharing with friends and family 🤗💙🦋🌈🇬🇧

  • @tuatarian6591
    @tuatarian6591 4 роки тому +5

    I love the amount of depth you guys go into with these videos!

  • @Justin-Peter-Griffin
    @Justin-Peter-Griffin Рік тому +1

    I'm proud to be this guys great great great great great grandson

  • @johnsummers9660
    @johnsummers9660 4 роки тому +20

    Anything you want to know about Zapata can be learned by studying his mustache.

    • @5h0rgunn45
      @5h0rgunn45 4 роки тому +5

      The mustache is indeed fantastic :D. The hat is a great accessory too.

    • @ziggyc4474
      @ziggyc4474 3 роки тому

      @@5h0rgunn45 heck yesh

    • @CarlosGomez-eu8qe
      @CarlosGomez-eu8qe 3 роки тому +1

      This made my day😂😂

  • @Deathkill06
    @Deathkill06 4 роки тому +2

    Man this would make a great Netflix series

  • @adrianramriez9045
    @adrianramriez9045 4 роки тому +3

    I'd rather die on my feet then live on my knees viva Mexico 🇲🇽

  • @Alejandroprz000
    @Alejandroprz000 4 роки тому +1

    Great video Simon 🇲🇽

  • @WhatCrass
    @WhatCrass 4 роки тому +8

    You all would love the "Revolutions" podcast on the Mexican Revolution.

    • @5h0rgunn45
      @5h0rgunn45 4 роки тому +4

      Listened to it already, it was great! Mike Duncan does an excellent job on the topic, which is impressive considering the incredible detail of all its moving parts.

    • @WhatCrass
      @WhatCrass 4 роки тому +2

      @@5h0rgunn45 - That man is a genius! And his closing remarks on the Revolution and Zapata were really moving at the end.

    • @Artur_M.
      @Artur_M. 4 роки тому

      Indeed!