Zapatista Liberation Naval Forces

The Zapatista Liberation Naval Forces (Spanish: Zapatista de Liberación Fuerzas Navales, ZLFN) is the regular navy for the Zapatista Indigenous Liberation Organization (OLIZ) in the Community of Chiapas. Formed on 15 June 2010 after the Second Declaration from the Sierra Madra, the ZLFN was split from the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and was to be composed of converted merchant ships and captured naval vessels.

The ZLFN is commanded by Subcomandantes Zedillo and Ramirez, whom hold the rank of Admiral (Spanish: Almirante) in the navy. Appointed by the Clandestine Indigenous Revolutionary Committee, the admirals hold commander-in-chief authority and are held accountable to the OLIZ organization.

Currently, the ZLFN has commissioned 34 merchant and civilian vessels for service in the ZLFN. 156 other vessels hold partisan rank, whom support Zapatista movements and engagements.