Scarce typed carbon of Zapata’s manifesto entitled “A Los Revolucionarios de la Republica,” in Spanish, one page both sides, 8.75 x 13.25, March 15, 1918. Untranslated manifesto addressing all revolutionaries of the Republic of Mexico, inviting all people who sympathize with his cause to join him. He urges all soldiers fighting for Pancho Villa to abandon him and join Zapata’s ‘Libertador Army.’ In very good condition, with some paper loss and tape repairs to edges, scattered rubbing affecting the text, and a bit of soiling. By this point in the Mexican Revolution, Zapata wanted to unify the revolution as he saw his own power begin to weaken—he called on all revolutionaries to work together, casting away the differences that had previously divided them. He failed to garner much support, and continued to attempt to forge alliances until his assassination the following year. This is a fantastic example of the charismatic rhetoric Zapata relied on in gaining support, and is revealing of the motives and ideals that drove him throughout the revolution. RR Auction COA.
