“The land belongs to those who work it with their hands.”

— Emiliano Zapata · Action quote

The land belongs to those who work it with their hands. — Emiliano Zapata quote card
Revolutionary leader · 1879 – 1919

Mexican revolutionary and leader of the Liberation Army of the South, whose Plan of Ayala demanded land for the peasants who worked it. A central figure of the Mexican Revolution, his cry of land and liberty endures in Mexican memory.

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