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I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.

Emiliano Zapata

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Emiliano Zapata
Age: 39 †
Born: 1879
Born: August 8
Died: 1919
Died: April 10
Farmer
Mexican Political Figure
Partisan
Revolutionary
Emiliano Zapata Salazar
Knees
Continue
Feet
Dies
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