Otilio Montaño Sánchez

Otilio Montaño
Born	30 December 13, 1887 Villa de Ayala, Morelos, Mexico
Died	16 May 18, 1917 Buenavista de Cuéllar, Guerrero, Mexico
Allegiance	Liberation Army of the South
Years of service	1910–1916
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Mexican Revolution

Otilio Montaño Sánchez (born in Villa de Ayala, Morelos, December 13, 1887 – died in Buenavista de Cuéllar, Guerrero, May 18, 1917) was a Zapatista general during the Mexican Revolution.

Otilio Montaño was born in Morelos to Esteban Montaño and Guadalupe Sánchez in 1887. After finishing his studies in Cuautla he taught in schools in Tepalcingo, Jonacatepec and finally Ayala. In Yautepec he became acquainted with Emiliano Zapata's cousin, Amador Salazar. In 1910 he supported Francisco Madero in his struggle against Porfirio Díaz and eventually joined Felipe Neri and Amador Salazar in forming the Zapatista agrarian movement in Morelos. Because Montaño had some schooling and had worked as a school teacher, he was considered by the peasants of Morelos, who comprised the majority of Zapatista soldiers, as an "intellectual".

After Zapata broke with Madero, Otilio Montaño remained in Morelos and in November 1911, together with Emiliano, co-authored the famous Plan of Ayala. Zapata dictated the text of the proclamation while Otilio wrote it down and proofread it.

Subsequent to Victoriano Huerta's coup against Madero, Montaño fought against Huerta and eventually became a member of the Zapatista ruling military junta, which was presided over by Emiliano Zapata and also included Eufemio Zapata, Genovevo de la O, Felipe Neri, Amador Salazar, and Manuel Palafox (who acted as the secretary).

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