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Jan 1, 2024 · The guerilla group took over the main municipalities of Chiapas, the poorest state in Mexico: San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Altamirano, Las Margaritas, Ocosingo, Oxchuc, Huixtán and Chana. They...
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In November 1983, in response to longstanding indifference by the Mexican government to the poverty and inequality faced by indigenous communities, a clandestine guerilla groupwas formed in the southernmost state of Chiapas. The state was one of Mexico's poorest regions and had a high proportion not only of indigenous people, but of illiteracy and ...
Following the uprising, the Zapatistas turned to non-violent methods of organizing for indigenous people's rights and autonomy. In 1996 they organized a national meeting of indigenous people across Mexico, which became the National Indigenous Congress (CNI). This organization, representing a wide variety of distinct ethnic groups and backed by the ...
The Zapatistas and the writings of Subcomandante Marcos have had an important influence on anti-globalization, anti-capitalist, and indigenous movements across Latin America and the world. For example, the 1999 Seattle protests during the World Trade Organization meeting and the more recent Occupy movement that was kicked off in 2011 have clear ide...
"Subcomandante Marcos." Encyclopedia Britannica.29 July 2019."Zapatista National Liberation Army." Encyclopedia Britannica.31 July 2019.Klein, Hilary. "A Spark of Hope: The Ongoing Lessons of the Zapatista Revolution 25 Years On." NACLA. https://nacla.org/news/2019/01/18/spark-hope-ongoing-lessons-zapatista-revolution-25-years, 29..."New Era for Mexico's Zapatista Army 25 Years After Uprising."Telesur.https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/New-Era-for-Mexicos-Zapatista-Army-25-Years-After-Uprising--20181229-0015.html, 29 July...- Rebecca Bodenheimer
San Cristóbal de las Casas (Spanish: [saŋkɾisˈtoβal de las ˈkasas] ⓘ), also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel (pronounced [xɤ̞ˈve̞l]), is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas.
February 1st: 9,000 civilian Zapatistas march through San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, demanding the government honor the San Andrés Accords on Indigenous Rights and Culture. April-July: Dozens of murders of mainly civilian Zapatistas in the northern zone of Chiapas, killed by pro-government paramilitary squads or police.
6 days ago · Casi un año después, el 21 de junio de 2022, la Fiscalía contra la Desaparición Forzada de Personas y la cometida por Particulares dependiente de la Fiscalía General del Estado de Chiapas ...
Their case studies include the Tzotzils and Tzeltals of the highland region, the Tojolabals of eastern Chiapas, northern Ch'ol communities, the Mams of eastern and southeastern Chiapas, and the settler communities of the Lacandon rain forest.
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A lo largo de 1863 y en los primeros meses de 1864, Chiapas vivió la definitiva confrontación entre liberales y conservadores, que en líneas generales fue también la lucha de los habitantes de las tierras bajas contra los alteños por el control del aparato de estado y de las poblaciones indias.
