# Comandanta Esther

> Comandanta Esther is the nom de guerre of a revolutionary in the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) of Chiapas, Mexico, created for indigenous people's rights. She is considered a high ranking woman in the EZLN. Military "commanders" have no actual military or governmental power and are simply spokespeople for the movement. Comandanta Esther is best known for her March 2001 speech to the Congress of the Union at the San Lazaro Legislative Palace in Mexico City, in which she spoke for constitutional recognition of indigenous people and the difficulty that indigenous women face in Mexico, demanded that their rights be acknowledged. Her work has helped inspire women activists to speak up in and join leadership roles in their communities in Mexico.

*Mexican tzeltal revolutionary*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Mexico
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Comandanta Esther is the nom de guerre of a revolutionary in the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) of Chiapas, Mexico, created for indigenous people's rights. She is considered a high ranking woman in the EZLN. Military "commanders" have no actual military or governmental power and are simply spokespeople for the movement. Comandanta Esther is best known for her March 2001 speech to the Congress of the Union at the San Lazaro Legislative Palace in Mexico City, in which she spoke for constitutional recognition of indigenous people and the difficulty that indigenous women face in Mexico, demanded that their rights be acknowledged. Her work has helped inspire women activists to speak up in and join leadership roles in their communities in Mexico.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 43.9
- **Momentum:** 11.9

## Sources
- [Comandanta Esther](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandanta_Esther)
- [Comandanta Esther](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandanta_Esther)
- [Команданта Эстер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42907396)

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