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The walrus moustache is characterized by whiskers that are thick, bushy, and droop over the mouth. The style resembles the whiskers of a walrus, hence the name. [1] Zapata moustache A moustache where the two ends droop downwards towards the jawline, as worn by Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata.
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano saˈpata]; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary.He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.
A moustache (UK: / m ə ˈ s t ɑː ʃ /; mustache, US: / ˈ m ʌ s t æ ʃ /) [1] is a growth of facial hair grown above the upper lip and under the nose. Moustaches have been worn in various styles throughout history. [2] Count Gaishi Nagaoka, Japanese officer and Vice Chief of the General Staff in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War.
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Zapata was deceived into believing that Guajardo planned to defect, and agreed to a final meeting on April 10, 1919. [15] [16] However, when Zapata arrived at the Hacienda de San Juan, in Chinameca, Ayala, Guajardo's men riddled him with bullets. His body was photographed and his death widely publicized in an attempt to demoralize the Zapatistas.
Zapata Corporation, founded by George H. W. Bush; Operation Zapata, code name for the failed CIA-backed Bay of Pigs Invasion Cuban exile training program; Zapata metro station, a Mexico City Metro station; Zapata Formation, geological formation in Patagonia
In late 1910 and early 1911 armed insurrections against the regime of Porfirio Díaz broke out throughout Mexico. The two main centers of opposition were located in the northern state of Chihuahua, where Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa and Pascual Orozco besieged the city of Ciudad Juárez, and the state of Morelos, where Emiliano Zapata led an armed agrarian uprising.
The Ruta Zapata through important sites in southeastern Morelos serves as a pilgrimage path for latter-day Zapata admirers. Some of these sites are : Casa de Zapata museum in Anenecuilco. Ex Cuartel de Emiliano Zapata (Zapata's former headquarters) in Tlaltizapan. Hacienda de Chinameca site of Zapata's death and an equestrian statue of Zapata.