The museum’s final room recounts Zapata’s death—but not the end of Zapatismo.

By 1917, Zapatismo faced serious challenges. A new Constitution had been enacted, General Pablo González had launched a war of extermination, and internal intrigue plagued the Liberation Army of the South. In this fraught context, General Zapata heard rumors of dissent within the Carrancista faction. Without confirming them, he reached out to Colonel Jesús Guajardo, inviting him to join the revolutionaries. This contact provided the perfect pretext to eliminate the agrarian leader. Following orders from General González, Guajardo feigned allegiance to the Zapatistas and arranged to meet Zapata at the Hacienda of Chinameca, under the pretense of delivering weapons.

On April 10, 1919, Zapata was invited to dine inside the hacienda. After some hesitation, he set aside his usual caution and accepted. As he entered, the guard presented arms, a bugle sounded three times in salute—and after the final note, two volleys of gunfire were unleashed on General Zapata, who fell and would rise no more. His body was taken to Cuautla to be displayed at the Municipal Palace.