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Morelos governor urges politicians to honor Zapata's legacy by serving the people
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Morelos governor urges politicians to honor Zapata's legacy by serving the people

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The governor of Morelos, Margarita González Saravia, urged politicians to uphold Emiliano Zapata's legacy by prioritizing public interests over personal gain.
  • She emphasized that contemporary politics should focus on social causes, mirroring Zapata's dedication to fighting for peasants' land rights.
  • The governor also highlighted institutional efforts to revitalize Morelos' agricultural sector, aiming for greater production and improved conditions for farmers.

Morelos Governor Margarita González Saravia called on the political class to be consistent with the legacy of General Emiliano Zapata Salazar, urging them to prioritize general interests over individual ones. Speaking at the commemoration of the 147th anniversary of the revolutionary leader's birth, she stated that Zapata was a man who never wavered in his ideals of fighting for the land for peasants.

"I believe that current politics should be oriented towards the same: fighting not for personal interests, not for the perverse, individual interests of the political class, but fighting for the social causes of our people," González Saravia declared. She added that politicians committed to transformation must direct their efforts toward helping the people, not themselves, which she identified as Zapata's enduring legacy.

I believe that current politics should be oriented towards the same: fighting not for personal interests, not for the perverse, individual interests of the political class, but fighting for the social causes of our people.

— Margarita González SaraviaThe governor of Morelos speaking at the commemoration of Emiliano Zapata's 147th birthday.

The governor further linked Zapata's legacy to current institutional efforts to revive Morelos' agricultural sector. The goal, she said, is to make the state a leader in agricultural production and ensure better social conditions for its farmers and producers. "That is our legacy, our agrarian objective, and we will achieve it together," she asserted.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Agricultural Development, Margarita Galeana, affirmed that her office is working diligently to strengthen the agricultural sector and preserve the region's identity. This, she explained, is in service of building a more just and prosperous Morelos with greater opportunities for future generations, drawing constant inspiration from Zapata's principles: land as a source of life, collective work, community organization, and the pursuit of justice.

That is our legacy, our agrarian objective, and we will achieve it together.

— Margarita González SaraviaThe governor of Morelos discussing efforts to revitalize the state's agricultural sector.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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