Ezequiel Zamora: Glorious sword that continues to win in the hands of the People (+sow)

164 years have passed since the day when a treacherous bullet ended the life of one of the most prominent heroes of Venezuelan independence, the free men's general Ezequiel Zamora, who fought to vindicate the rights of peasants and the humblest social classes.

Earth and Free Men! and Respect for the Peasant! These were the prominent slogans that evidenced Zamora's struggle to favor peasants, in addition to a series of battles against conservatives to seek equality among the population and achieve a fair distribution of land.

The Battle of Santa Inés, in Barinas, was one of those events that marked the history of Venezuela. There, the famous Creole demonstrated his ingenuity and strength, in confronting the conservative government of Pedro Estanislao Ramos, to promote the demand of land workers who were enslaved.

The maneuver gave the federal troops and the peasantry eager for justice the triumph, and from there they raised the flag of democracy and freedom. However, before Santa Inés, the liberating forces, led by Zamora, had established the Federal State of Barinas, which resulted in the establishment of a popular government.

Zamora died in the vicinity of the current Casa Zamora, on Avenida Bolívar de San Carlos, the capital of Cojedeña, facing the San Juan Bautista church, on January 10, 1860.

Mazo News Team