In this region, thousands of natives jumped to their death to avoid capture in the Battle of Tepetchia, and in 1824, it became divided for nearly twenty years due to the secession of the Soconusco District.
In this region, thousands of natives jumped to their death to avoid capture in the Battle of Tepetchia, and in 1824, it became divided for nearly twenty years due to the secession of the Soconusco District. The ruins of Palenque are located in this territory, which was the subject of a failed conquest attempt by Luis Marin before it was subjugated by Diego de Mazariegos. An 1868 revolt here by the Tzotzil nearly resulted in the fall of its former capital, San Cristobal, and foreshadowed the rise of a movement that would participate in the San Andres Accords and would come under the leadership of Subcomandante Marcos, a mysterious masked figure. FTP, identify this state in southern Mexico that serves as the base for the Zapatista rebels.
In this region, thousands of natives jumped to their death to avoid capture in the Battle of Tepetchia, and in 1824, it became divided for nearly twenty years due to the secession of the Soconusco District.
{Chiapas}