Zapatista March Photo Gallery

The photographs presented here were taken by La Voz de Aztlan during the historic participation of the Chicano/Mexicano Delegation in the Zapatista March into El Zocalo in Tenochtitlan. The delegation joined Subcomandante Marcos and twenty three Zapatista Comandantes in San Pablo Oztotepec in Milpa Alta on March 9, 2001, in Xochimilco on March 10 and Tenochtitlan on March 11, 2001.

Subcomandante Marcos Salutes during Zapatista Anthem San Pablo Oztotepec in Milpa Alta

PHOTO ABOVE: Subcomandante Marcos salutes during the singing of the "Himno Zapatista" in front of the Cuartel Zapatista in San Pablo Oztotepec in Milpa Alta. The "Cuartel Zapatista" was utilized by General Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution.

Bust of General Emiliano Zapata at the Cuartel Zapatista in San Pablo Oztotepec in Milpa Alta

PHOTO ABOVE: The bust of General Emiliano Zapata at the Cuartel Zapatista in San Pablo Oztotepec in Milpa Alta. General Zapata was an indigenous revolutionary who fought under the banner of "Tierra y Libertad." A famous quotation attributed to General Zapata was: "Prefiero murir de pie que vivir de rodillas."

Two Zapatista Comandantes in San Pablo Oztotepec in Milpa Alta

PHOTO ABOVE: Two Zapatista Comandantes in San Pablo Oztotepec in Milpa Alta

Two more of the twenty three Comandantes

PHOTO ABOVE: Two more of the Zapatista twenty three Comandantes.

Six additional Comandantes

PHOTO ABOVE: Six additional Zapatistas. Two of the above are Comandantas. Can you guess who they are?

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