Mexico

Born on this day in 1907, Frida Kahlo was not just an artist - she was a revolutionary On this day, 6th July, in 1907, Frida Kahlo was born – but she wouldn’t admit it.

Killed on this day in 1919, Zapata's radical legacy lives on...“Little star in the nightthat rides the sky like a witch,where is our chief Zapatawho was the scourge of the rich?" - Mexican BalladEmiliano Zapata, the Mexican revolutionary hero, was assassinated today in 1919.Alongside the likes of and , he symbolises the revolutionary tradition in Latin America.

The story of the Mexican president who fought off right-wing rebels and imperial invaders.

Mexico has often led the way in the radical history of the Americas.

The Mexican Revolution did not end when the fighting stopped in 1920.

In fact, the most radical phase of the Revolution began more than a decade later, when Lázaro Cárdenas was elected President in 1934.