The Zapatistas were a guerrilla group based in the country of Mexico. Founded in the late 20th century, it was named after Emiliano Zapata, a peasant who was the leading figure of the peasant revolution and the inspiration of the agrarian movement known as the Zapatismo. Formed by indigenous people, the Zapatistas actively began their public life on January 1st, 1994. On the same day, the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect, eliminating tariff barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. This pact focused on liberalizing trade for agriculture, textiles, and automobile manufacturing in effort to reshape the countries’ economies. However, the NAFTA failed to generate job growth for Mexico, the only developing
