Quote by Subcomandante Marcos: “We are not looking for power, we are looking for dignity.”

Marcos contrasts the pursuit of political authority with the fundamental human need for respect and self-worth. This quote articulates the core motivation behind the Zapatista movement: a fight for basic human dignity.

The Zapatista uprising was not aimed at seizing state power but at creating autonomous, dignified communities and challenging the systemic disrespect and marginalization of indigenous peoples in Mexico.

Pseudonym of Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, a Mexican political theorist and spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, which led an indigenous uprising in Chiapas in 1994. His writings blended literary flair with political philosophy and gained global attention. He later adopted the name Subcomandante Galeano.