Chinameca is a location in the municipality of

Ciudad Ayala Ciudad Ayala is a city in the east-central part of the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at , at a mean height of above sea level. The city is named for Coronel Francisco Ayala (1760-1812) who fought with José María Morelos during the 1812 Si ...

and the Mexican state of

Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...

. It is a farming community with a population of 2,887. Principal crops are sugar cane, corn, and beans. There is a small park with a kiosk in the center of town.

Historical Events

At Hacienda de Chinameca Pablo González, a general serving

Venustiano Carranza José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920) was a Mexican wealthy land owner and politician who was Governor of Coahuila when the constitutionally elected president Francisco I. Madero was overthrown in a February ...

, ordered Coronel ''Jesús Guajardo'' to assassinate Mexican Revolutionist

Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...

, on April 10, 1919. In 1700, Chinameca was a ranch owned by Felipe Cayetano Cardenas. By 1780 it was known as ''Rancho Nuevo.'' In 1899, Vicente Alonso added Rancho Nuevo to his already vast estates. By this time, the ''Hacienda of Chinameca'' consisted of 35,000 ha. The house was built by Leon Salinas in 1906 and its territory covered 64,000 ha, the largest hacienda in Morelos. After nine years of fighting,

sent 3,000 soldiers to capture Zapata in late 1918. General Pablo Gonzalez, Carranza's man in Cuautla, sent Coronel Jesus Guajardo to do his dirty work. Guajardo offered to negotiate with Zapata and even offered him a horse called "As de Oros." On April 10, 1919, Zapata set off on his horse from ''Piedra Encimada'' escorted by ten men. Upon entering the Hacienda of Chinameca, Zapata, his assistant Palacios, and two other bodyguards were killed. Today there is a statue of Zapata and the ''Museo Nacional de Agrarismo'' (National Agrarian Reform Movement Museum), which opened in 2010.http://ayala.gob.mx/turistico/Contenido.php?seccion=2&lat=1142 (Dec 15, 2018) coordinates 18.622130N, -98.992800W

References

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External links

History of Chinameca (in Spanish) retrieved Dec 15, 2018
Populated places in Morelos