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1879 - Born in Anenecuilco, Morelos; birth of a Mexican revolutionary and advocate of agrarian reform
1908 - Joined the ninth regiment of Cuernavaca after being forced
1909 - President of the Defense Committee of the Lands of Anenecuilco after their village was threatened with losing the lands due to the claims of the hacienda owners
1910 - Organized occupation of the disputed land
- Became the leader of a peasant movement
1911 - Partnered with Francisco Madero in overthrowing Porfirio Diaz after being attracted to the Plan of Ayala
1914 - Accused Madero of betrayal on November 25
- Opposed successor Victoriano Huerta
- Took the side of Pancho Villa over Venustiano Carranza
1917 - Defeated Villa
- Forced Zapata to withdraw to Morelos
1919 - Was ambushed at the Chinameca haciendaChinameca hacienda after carrying on the guerilla warfare and got betrayed; considered Mexico's national hero
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