U.S. Library of Congress

Emiliano Zapata with rifle and mustache

Emiliano Zapata Salazar, leader of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), cuts an impressive figure in this photo originally published by the Bain News Service in 1912. He is armed with rifle, bandoliers, saber, and a fiercely imposing mustache. This photo of Emiliano Zapata Salazar is now part of the collections in the U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. (LC-USZ62-73425)

See our biography of Emiliano Zapata