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January 1, 1994 Zapatista Uprising

January 1, 1994 Zapatista Uprising. Guerra de Signos. Zedillo Ruiz. Why not recognize the San Andrés accords?. i. The settlement would provide indigenous peoples with autonomy and the right to self-determination separate tribal courts

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January 1, 1994 Zapatista Uprising

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  1. January 1, 1994 Zapatista Uprising

  2. Guerra de Signos Zedillo Ruiz

  3. Why not recognize the San Andrés accords? • i. The settlement would provide indigenous peoples with • autonomy and the right to self-determination • separate tribal courts • control over local economic development • ii. Under the PRI/Zedillo administration, three groups werelined up against the Zapatistas • Traditional PRI caciques and ruling elites who depend on labor & electoral control to maintainthemselves in power a. electoral control: control of votes b. labor control: cheap labor for landed estates • Mexican national capitalists who want access to Chiapas resources • International capitalistists who want to gain accessand fear a resurgence of nationalist resource controlideology

  4. iii. Under the new Fox/PAN administration the traditionalcacique/PRI coalition has lost power, but Mexican andinternational capitalists still fear a loss of economic control • iv. At stake now are two very important issues • Retiro de fuerzas militares: Troop withdrawalfrom Chiapas • Negotiation of la Nueva Ley de DerechosIndigenas: the New Indian Rights Lawa. tribal courtsb. self-determination through local governancec. who determines who an Indian is?

  5. The Caste War in Yucatan

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