Pablo Gonzlez Garza

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Mexican General during the Mexican Revolution, widely regarded as the main organizer of the assassination of Emiliano Zapata. He was the mastermind behind the assassination of Zapata, which was carried out by his Colonel, Jesus Guajardo. In early 1919 disagreements arose between González and Guajardo, and after learning of these, Zapata wrote a letter to Guajardo, asking him to join the Zapatistas. The letter was intercepted by González who blackmailed Guajardo and used it as an opportunity to set up an ambush for Zapata. Guajardo, after making a show of loyalty to Zapata by executing a turn coat Zapatista chief, Victoriano Barcena, arranged a meeting with Zapata at Chinameca Hacienda at which he was supposed to deliver badly needed ammunitions. After Zapata arrived, on 10 April 1919, a guard of honor presented arms to him, but on the third signal of the bugle they opened up fire at point blank range, killing Zapata. He died on 4 March 1950, aged 70, in Monterrey. Link to Wikipedia biography