Emiliano Zapata was born on August eighth, 1879. He was born in Anencuilco, Morelos, into a land-less family that worked with livestock for a living. He faced trouble with the law at an early age, and in 1897 he fled Morelos to avoid arrest. Later in his life he attained leadership of a small group of Guerrilla revolutionists. As he led the group, it began to grow and eventually became large enough to take over Cauatla, Mexico. The press began to attack Zapata, and called him "Attila of the South" because of the acts committed by his followers.
In August of 1911, under the command of General Victoriano Huerta
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