Subcomandante marcos cara
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En español
By Estrella Jhonaí Gutíerrez Vásquez (Mixe, CS Youth Fellow)
Once when I was returning from school during my elementary school days I noticed new decorations in my house. My parents had just returned from their trip to the state of Chiapas, so I figured that they had bought them there. One was a figurine dressed completely in black with its face hidden; only its eyes were exposed, and it was holding a rifle. My father told me it was Subcomandante Marcos. Sometime later my father told me about the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). He also showed me some documentaries. That's how I learned about the Zapatista movement.
The Zapatista movement is considered a milestone in the history of the Indigenous rights movement in Mexico due to its national and international impact and achievement of public recognition for marginalized Indigenous people in Mexico, who had been excluded for more than 500 years in the Mexican constitution.
During the government of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who served as the 60th president of Mexico for 7 years, the EZLN
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A Place Called Chiapas
1998 Canadian film
A Place Called Chiapas is a 1998 Canadian documentary film of first-hand accounts of the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) the (Zapatista Army of National Liberation or Zapatistas) and the lives of its soldiers and the people for whom they fight. Director Nettie Wild takes the viewer to rebel territory in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, where the EZLN live and evade the Mexican Army.[1][2]
Political background
North American Free Trade Agreement
In 1993, the Mexican Federal Government signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States, effectively communicating to the Mexican people that allowing unimpeded American business penetration of Mexico's economy would promote Mexico from the Third-World to the First-World. Skeptical of these claims and their resulting implications, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation simultaneously arose in armed insurrection throughout the rural region of Chiapas on New Year's Day 1994—capturing four munic
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On January 1, 1994, the day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect, the world witnessed the emergence of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. The Zapatistas, led by the enigmatic Subcomandante Marcos, took up arms to protest the Mexican government's neglect of indigenous rights and the detrimental impact of globalization on local communities.
From the beginning, the Zapatistas recognized the importance of controlling their narrative. Subcomandante Marcos, the charismatic spokesperson of the EZLN, skillfully used the internet and traditional media to communicate their demands, ideals, and struggles. The Zapatistas' ability to leverage media channels helped garner global attention and build solidarity with their cause.
Cinema also played a crucial role in documenting and conveying the Zapatista narrative. Numerous filmmakers from both Mexico and other parts of the world captured the stories of the indigenous communities, shedding light on their grievances and aspirations. Initiatives like Canal 6 de Julio a
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