Turismo Chiapas photo copyrighted by: VICTOR OVIES Chiapas has historically been a poor and underdeveloped region. It considered seceding near the time of Mexican independence in 1821 because it was so far from Mexico City. In January 1994 a Native American group located near San Crist?bal de las Casas initiated a violent uprising against local and national
authorities. Calling itself the Zapatista National Liberation Army (known by the Spanish acronym EZLN), the group's leaders, most notably the man identified only as Subcomandante Marcos, demanded numerous reforms, particularly those involving property rights and autonomy for native communities.
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