Post by account_disabled on Mar 16, 2024 6:34:02 GMT
In December the United Nations General Assembly established November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in commemoration of the sisters Minerva, María Teresa and Patria Mirabal of the Dominican Republic. They are an icon of feminism in the world due to their fervent fight against the Trujillo dictatorship that ended up taking their lives. The beginning of the story dates back to the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, considered one of the bloodiest tyrannies in Latin America. Because of the repression and human rights violations, there were many movements against the regime, among them, that of the June 14 Group , where the Dominican sisters played an important dissident role. In this movement they were nicknamed " The Butterflies ", since that was how Minerva identified herself in her political relationships.
Mirabal Sisters. © casamuseohermanasmirabal.com Although the fight against this dictator's regime was extensive and many actions were taken against the dictatorship, Trujillo's behavior with the Mirabal sisters was different. In addition to Minerva suffering harassment from Trujillo, her obsession with the sisters was so great that, on November 25, 1960, the dictator ordered the secret police to kill them. It is stated that they were beaten multiple times and were found dead in a car at the BYB Directory bottom of a ravine in the northeast of the Dominican Republic. The regime tried to pretend that they had been in a car accident, but the reality was very different: it was an extrajudicial execution at the hands of the dictatorship.
If they kill me, I will take my arms out of the grave and I will be stronger ” Minerva Mirabal Because of their struggle, in 1981 the first Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Meeting was held in Bogotá. Furthermore, Dedé Mirabal, the only surviving sister against the Trujillo regime, dedicated her life to continuing to keep the story of her sisters alive. In fact, she was the founder of the “ Mirabal Sisters House Museum ” and wrote a book about them called “ Live in Her Garden”. “ Why didn't they kill you?” they constantly asked Dedé Mirabal. 'I was alive to tell you the story ,' she replies. Mirabal Sisters.
Mirabal Sisters. © casamuseohermanasmirabal.com Although the fight against this dictator's regime was extensive and many actions were taken against the dictatorship, Trujillo's behavior with the Mirabal sisters was different. In addition to Minerva suffering harassment from Trujillo, her obsession with the sisters was so great that, on November 25, 1960, the dictator ordered the secret police to kill them. It is stated that they were beaten multiple times and were found dead in a car at the BYB Directory bottom of a ravine in the northeast of the Dominican Republic. The regime tried to pretend that they had been in a car accident, but the reality was very different: it was an extrajudicial execution at the hands of the dictatorship.
If they kill me, I will take my arms out of the grave and I will be stronger ” Minerva Mirabal Because of their struggle, in 1981 the first Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Meeting was held in Bogotá. Furthermore, Dedé Mirabal, the only surviving sister against the Trujillo regime, dedicated her life to continuing to keep the story of her sisters alive. In fact, she was the founder of the “ Mirabal Sisters House Museum ” and wrote a book about them called “ Live in Her Garden”. “ Why didn't they kill you?” they constantly asked Dedé Mirabal. 'I was alive to tell you the story ,' she replies. Mirabal Sisters.