Was Emiliano Zapata an anarchist?

Question

I know he was befriended by a couple of anarchists and was influenced by Ricardo Flores Magon, but I also know that the Zapatistas had a slogan that went "Reform, Freedom, Law and Justice", and I've heard he was a Marxist. What's the verdict?

Answer 1

None of the above. Being befriended and influenced by anarchists doesn't make you an anarchist any more than having a friend who's a Marxist makes you a Marxist. Look at the Plan of Ayala

http://www.hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/la20c/ayala.htm

which was the organizational and strategic focus of Zapatista campaigns and which never changed, and draw your own conclusions.