Subcomandante Elisa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benavides and the second or maternal family name is Guevara.
Subcomandante Elisa
Born
María Gloria Benavides Guevara

January 1955
Monterrey, Nuevo León
NationalityMexican
Occupation(s)Activist, professor
Known forHelping to found the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
SpouseJavier Elorriaga Berdegue

Subcomandante Elisa (born María Gloria Benavides Guevara; January 1955) is a Mexican activist from Monterrey, Nuevo León. In the 1980s and early 90s, she served as a subcomandante in the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). She was arrested in February 1995 in connection with the 1994 Zapatista uprising. In 1996, the Mexican government acknowledged it was a wrongful arrest and acquitted her of all charges.[1] Today, she is a professor at the Autonomous University of Social Movements (part of the Mexican Solidarity Network).

  1. ^ Human Rights Watch: "Torture and Other Abuses During the 1995 Crackdown on Alleged Zapatistas." Vol 8. No. 3 (B) Mexico, February 1996 [1]