Meet Emiliano Zapata: hero and martyr of the Mexican Revolution. The peasant leader fought for radical agrarian reform in early 20th-century Mexico in the midst of dictators and upheaval.

The grandson of Gen. Emiliano Zapata is suing the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature over a painting in which the Mexican hero is observed riding a horse while wearing only high heels ...

People view a painting that depicts Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata nude, wearing high heels and a pink, broad-brimmed hat, straddling a horse, in Mexico City, on Dec. 10, 2019.

Mexican artist Fabián Cháirez stands next to his painting of Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata, straddling a horse nude, wearing high heels and a pink hat, at the Fine Arts Palace in ...

Emiliano Zapata was a leader in the Mexican revolution before being assassinated in 1919 at the age of 39. He remains a hero in the eyes of many Mexicans. Reuters.

People watch a painting showing 1910-17 Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata nude, wearing high heels and a pink, broad-brimmed hat, straddling a horse, in Mexico City, ...

His family’s well-known photo agency dealt pictures for decades until it sold the government its collection of more than 350,000 images, including that of Zapata, in 1976.

Controversial painting depicting revolutionary Emiliano Zapata in high heels and a pink hat WILL remain on display in Mexico City despite protests from his family ...

Protesters say the painting denigrates Emiliano Zapata's legacy and want it removed from Mexico City’s Palace of Fine Arts. Zapata's family members have threatened to sue the artist and the museum.