Manuel Palafox (born Puebla, 1886–1959) was a Mexican politician, soldier and intellectual.Palafox studied in Puebla, his city of birth, and became an entrepreneur. In 1911, he joined the Liberation Army of the South (AWL) of Emiliano Zapata, initially to defend his home. He ascended the ranks and in 1914 became Zapata's most important advisor.He led the negotiations with the Constitutional Army of Venustiano Carranza, which failed due to the obstinacy of the latter.