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What was a goal of the Zapatistas of Mexico in 1994? to recover land taken by Spanish conquerors to reform Mexico's failing agricultural crop to wage war with Mexico's southern neighbors to reunite Latin America under the Spanish flag

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The goal of the Zapatistas of Mexico in 1994 was to seek greater recognition of their rights, heritage, and more autonomy over their region and lands.

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The goal of the Zapatistas of Mexico in 1994 was to seek greater recognition of their rights, heritage, and more autonomy over their region and lands.

This movement was led by Indigenous peasants who were frustrated over the powerlessness they felt due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that came into effect on the same day as the Zapatista rebellion.

NAFTA made it difficult for them to sell their small agricultural surpluses for a living wage as they would be competing with giant corporations flooding the local markets with cheaper products.

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The goals of the Zapatistas of Mexico in 1994 was to reform Mexico's failing agricultural system and the economic disillusionment felt by the rural poor in Mexico. The Zapatistas sought to better the lives of the rural poor by taking the fight to the national Mexican Government. 
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