1.   He himself is no Mayan peasant, but he has mobilized indigenous villagers to resist land-grabbing and rights abuses.

2.   Marcos said the guerrillas were fighting for land reform for Mayan peasants, as well as for democratic reforms throughout the nation.

3.   One of the most powerful early activists was Rigoberta Menchu, a Mayan peasant whose family members were tortured and killed.

4.   Six months later, the Zapatistas have forced government money and attention on the poor Mayan peasants who are their clients.

5.   The Zapatistas, a movement believed to number a few thousand Mayan peasants, launched their first offensive last January.

6.   Zedillo has enough problems without having to fight a war against ill-armed Mayan peasants, who most in Mexico think are fighting for good cause.

7.   Demonstrators, mostly Mayan peasants who walked for days from remote villages, arrived Wednesday in this state capital, southeast of Mexico City.