Sub Commander Marcos News Today

The Zapatista Rebels, or the Zapatista Army for National Liberation, have been waging war in Southern Mexico against capitalism for over 30 years.

Mexican revolutionary indigenous group, Zapatista Army for National Liberation, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their armed uprising that ended up becoming an early symbol for the supporters of the anti-globalization movement. In 1994, Subcomandante Marcos led armed insurgents in the poor, southern state of Chiapas in a "declaration of war" against the government the day it opened borders to free trade. Named for Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata, the EZLN, as the gro...