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Which power did Zapata refuse to acknowledge after Huerta was overthrown?

  • The U.S. Occupation

  • The Church's Authority

  • Venustiano Carranza's Authority

  • Pancho Villa's Command

Answer

Venustiano Carranza's authority was rejected by Emiliano Zapata, a prominent leader of the Mexican Revolution, after the overthrow of Victoriano Huerta. Zapata refused to recognize Carranza's claim to the presidency and instead advocated for the creation of an autonomous agrarian state in the southern state of Morelos.
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