Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities

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Municipios Autónomos Rebeldes Zapatistas
Flag of Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities
Flag
Coat of arms of Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities
Coat of arms
Motto: Aquí manda el Pueblo y el Gobierno Obedece
"Here the people give the orders and the government obeys"
Capital (de facto)Oventik, Larráinzar
Official languagesCh'ol
Mam
Spanish
Tojolabal
Tzeltal
Tzotzil
Zoque
GovernmentLibertarian socialist confederation
History
• Zapatista revolution
1 January 1994
Area
• Total
24,403 km²
Population
• 2018 estimate
363,583


The Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities are autonomous territories in Chiapas, Mexico. They were established following a revolution in 1994 by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.[1]

References

  1. Iker Reyes Godelmann (2014-07-30). "The Zapatista Movement: The Fight for Indigenous Rights in Mexico" Australian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 2022-03-19.