Originally posted by: DeafeningSilence
Is that Emiliano Zapata? Or am I thinking of a different Mexican conflict?
Bravo, You have the right conflict! Unfortunately, Zapata was not president, and he didn't want to become president either. The president in 1913 was Francisco I. Madero, assasinated in 1914 by traitor Victoriano Huerta.
Regarding the conflict, the best man in the fight was Zapata without a doubt. There is a really famous quote about him. In 1916 Villa and Zapata entered Mexico City in a victory parade after defeating Huerta. They took the National Palace and Villa sat into the presidential chair . a lot of people started taking pictures. After he was done with the pictures, he told Zapata "Now it is your turn". Zapata refused to sit in the presidential chair and replied "I didn't fight for this, I fought for liberty, freedom and land for my people. In fact, we should burn this damned chair to kill ambitions about it....."
Madero was a good guy, but his idea was short of the mark.
Alex