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.

Later, as Esther grew up and started to become aware of the poverty around her, she began to attend indigenous meetings where they talked about the state of their community.

She gradually started increasing her political participation, but was not met without obstacles due to being an indigenous woman living in a region where inequality is common.

[6] Comandanta Esther became known for her role as the spokesperson relaying the official message from the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee (CCRI) of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in the Congress of the Union, located in the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro on March 28, 2001.

"[10] Additionally, she also recounted the difficulties that she and other women have had in order to participants in politics: "At first, it was really difficult for me, the men did not understand, although I always explained to them that it is necessary to fight so that we are not all the time starving.

Let us all fight together, men and women, for the rights that the powerful deny us and build a Mexico where there is no racial mockery, color and tongue.

"[10] During the Fiesta de los Caracoles in Oventic, Chiapas, in 2003, Comandanta Esther harshly criticized political parties, pointing out that they did not represent Mexicans.

"[11] The activist also wrote a letter on January 1, 2003, addressed to the President of the Republic at that time, Vicente Fox Quesada, and Luis H. Alvarez , Commissioner for the Development of Indigenous Peoples, to demand that they acknowledge indigenous peoples and their demands instead of not fulfilling the promises they had made, telling them, among other things: "It is you commissioner of peace.