In 1911, European and N. American anarchists ranging from individualists to wobblies participated in the short-lived Republic of Tiajuana. The revolt in Chiapas which began last New Year's Eve would appear to be the first non-authoritarian movement with real revolutionary potential since Paris '68 or Italy in the early '70s. Moreover, it seems possible for ALL tendencies within the anarchist movement to join in offering this support. The Zapatistas themselves have evoked the romanticism of revolt by choosing their name. But this time there is no USSR to get involved.
Zapatista documents make no reference to marxist-leninist forms of organization.
But since 1989 the meaning of Liberation Theology has also changed or shifted. The Vatican, which tacitly encouraged Lib. In theory, Lib. As yet the presence of organized religions in Chiapas seems to offer no real obstacle to anarchist enthusiasm for Zapatismo. Escaping a death sentence in Munich, Marut fled to Mexico and changed his name to B. Traven.