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 is named for Coronel :es:Francisco_Ayala_(insurgente), Francisco Ayala who fought with José María Morelos during the 1812 Siege of Cuautla. The town's previous n ...
and the Mexican state of
Morelos
Morelos, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, is a landlocked state located in south-central Mexico. It is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Mun ...
. 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), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Re ...
, ordered Coronel ''Jesús Guajardo'' to assassinate Mexican Revolutionist
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 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 insp ...
, 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,
Venustiano Carranza
José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Re ...
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 linksHistory of Chinameca (in Spanish) retrieved Dec 15, 2018
Populated places in Morelos