Talk:Subcomandante Marcos

Re: "The Zapatista Struggle Continues (1994– )" section

This is a very oddly structured section that gives very little actual detail on the subject matter, instead listing numerous events that Marcos has attended, without any further context being given. The sources cited are also largely from the Enlace Zapatista, which should be clear is not a reliable source. I think this subsection needs to be completely redone in order to provide actual information about Marcos' activities post-1994, possibly changing the heading to something more appropriate, or else it should be removed entirely. --Grnrchst (talk) 16:24, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

I am the author of this section. My purpose was to produce a brief picture of all the events that Marcos took part in so as to show the extent of his role as spokesperson and (for want of a better word) "front man" for the Zapatistas. I take the point made by Grnrchst, in that the purpose of this section is perhaps not made clear, so I intend to alter that in a week or so, but I feel that entirely removing the whole section is too much (throwing the baby out with the bathwater indeed!). Finally, I see no problem with the source (stated above as being Enlace Zapatista) as what is listed here are simple facts (dates, venues, event names), and these are all attested to by other sources (most often journalists reporting in La Jornada) and are not contested by anyone. Lucerito1957 (talk) 06:20, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

I have now completed the rewrite of the introduction to this section. Lucerito1957 (talk) 07:58, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

I see that this section was deleted despite my above justification for writing (and re-writing) it. Since Grnrchst (talk) did not engage in the discussion above, but simply waited a while and then deleted this section, I have re-instated it. However, to address the concerns of Grnrchst (talk) I have moved the actual list of events to an Appendix.

Without this section on the Zapatista struggle continuing, a reader would have no idea of what Marcos did in the nearly 20 years from 1995 to now. Worse, it would give the impresion he had been inactive, when nothing could be further from the truth.

As for sources, these have been added, but there is really no doubt that these events took place. Enlace Zapatista may not be a neutral source, but it contains photographs and recordings from these events, proving that they actually took place and that Marcos was present, which is all that is being claimed in the article. Lucerito1957 (talk) 01:05, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Name Change?

Galleano no longer goes by the name Marcos, as is noted in the article. Would a name change for the page be warranted and instead a redirect from Subcomandante Marcos to Subcomandante Insurgente Galleano be implemented? JBrahms (talk) 13:17, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Court case?

The article says that there was an arrest warrant for him. I gather he was never arrested, and was never charged, and never taken to court. Is that right? Would it be possible to clarify this in the article? Jack Upland (talk) 22:16, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Death

as per the communique published last year, sup Galeano (prior Marcos) has died in october of 2023. Additionally, the communique is signed as "Capitan Insurgente Marcos". The cause is not mentioned in the text. Possible post-mortem title change?

original communique in spanish https://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2023/10/29/segunda-parte-los-muertos-estornudan/ english translation https://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2023/10/30/second-part-do-dead-people-sneeze/ 31.183.158.137 (talk) 17:32, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

See [1]. It doesn't seem he's actually dead. It's just symbolic.--Jack Upland (talk) 23:26, 5 March 2024 (UTC)