Zapata usually refers to Emiliano Zapata, a Mexican revolutionary. It may also refer to: People Zapata (surname) Birds Zapata rail Zapata sparrow Zapata wren Places Ciénaga de Zapata, municipality in Cuba Zapata Peninsula, peninsula in Cuba Zapata Swamp, Cuba Zapata County, Texas Zapata, Texas Films Viva Zapata!, a 1952 movie based on the life of Emiliano Zapata Zapata: The Dream of a Hero, a Mexican movie about Emiliano Zapata Zapata Western, a subgenre of Westerns and Spaghetti Westerns set during the Mexican Revolution era Other Zapata Corporation, founded by George H. W. Bush Operation Zapata, code name for the failed CIA-backed Bay of Pigs Invasion Cuban exile training program Zapata metro station, a Mexico City Metro station Zapata Formation, geological formation in Patagonia Artworks Zapata (lithograph) created by Diego Rivera in 1932 See also Zapatista (disambiguation) Emiliano Zapata (disambiguation)