Mexican Revolution

Jahn, Octave aka Octavio 1869-1917

Octave Jahn

A short biography of French anarchist Octave Jahn, active in France, Belgium and Switzerland and a participant in the Mexican Revolution.

“A fervent propagandist of libertarian communism” - Max Nettlau

“A prototype even of the young anarchist of the heroic period of the movement” - Gaetano Manfredonia

Octave Jahn was born on 10 February 1869 in Cherbourg, France.

Revolutionary Syndicalism in Mexico - John M. Hart

A short history of Mexican anarcho-syndicalism, which dominated the early labour movement prior to and during the Mexican Revolution.

"The Mexican revolutionary syndicalists: their form of organization - anarchosyndicalist; their leadership - artisan and professional; their numbers - 150 000; their goals - the seizure and operation of the means of production and the onset of worldwide proletarian revolution; their means - revolutionary war against capitalism by workers' militias and the general strike."

Magon, Ricardo Flores, 1873-1922

Ricardo Flores Magon

A short biography of Ricardo Flores Magon, the Mexican anarchist who took part in the Mexican revolution and was imprisoned several times throughout his life.

Ricardo Flores Magon
Born 1879 - Mexico, died November 22nd 1922 - Kansas, USA

Ortega, Margarita, ?-1914

Contemporary cartoon depicting PLM members, Diaz and others

A short biography of Mexican anarchist school teacher and sharpshooter Margarita Ortega, who was executed in 1914.

Margarita Ortega
Born date and location unknown, died 1914 - Mexicali, Mexico

Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919

Zapata

A short biography of the legendary Mexican revolutionary hero, guerrilla and anarchist, Emiliano Zapata.

Emiliano Zapata
Born 8 August 1879 - Morelos, Mexico, died 9 April 1919 - Mexico

Emiliano Zapata (August 8 1879 – April 9 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. He is considered to be one of the national heroes of Mexico; the Zapatistas, a revolutionary movement based in the state of Chiapas, take their name from him.

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