Ex-Hacienda de San Juan Chinameca

South of Mexico City


In 1919 Zapata was lured into a fatal trap here by Colonel Jesús Guajardo, following the orders of President Venustiano Carranza, who was eager to consolidate the post-revolutionary government. The hacienda has a small museum with a meager collection of photos and newspaper reproductions. Following earthquake damage in 2017, the museum reopened with a promising makeover in late 2019, showing off an improved temporary exhibition of Zapata's life.

There's a statue of Zapata astride a rearing horse at the entrance, where you can still see the bullet holes where the revolutionary died and where old men gather to celebrate their fallen hero.


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