Why did the Zapatista uprising happen?
The catalyst for the EZLN’s decision to revolt was the 1991 revision of Article 27 in Mexico’s 1917 revolutionary constitution. Under Article 27, Native communal landholdings or ejidos were protected from sale or privatization. … EZLN declared war on the Mexican state on January 1, 1994 to protest NAFTA’s implementation. What did the Zapatistas fighting…