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100 Years Ago Today: Zapata and Villa Take Mexico City On December 6, 1914, a hundred years ago today, the revolutionary forces of Emiliano Zapata and Francisco “Pancho” Villa took Mexico City. In the top image, Villa, Commander of the División del Norte, and Zapata, Commander of the Ejército Libertador del Sur, pose for a now famous photo inside the National Palace along with their generals and others. According to historians, Zapata insisted that Villa sit in the presidential throne. A hundred years later, the struggle for a truly liberated Mexico continues. See more photos: thinkmexican.tumblr/post/104555561017/100-years-ago-today-zapata-and-villa-take-mexico
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 06:23:18 +0000

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