centro cultural tina modotti sorelle Mirabal (Repubblica Dominicana)
Patria Mercedes Mirabal (Ojo de Agua, 27 febbraio 1924 – Salcedo, 25 novembre 1960), María Argentina Minerva Mirabal (Ojo de Agua, 12 marzo 1926 – Salcedo, 25 novembre 1960), Antonia María Teresa Mirabal (Ojo de Agua, 14 ottobre 1935 – Salcedo, 25 novembre 1960) e Bélgica Adela Mirabal-Reyes (Ojo de Agua, 1º marzo 1925 – Salcedo, 1º febbraio 2014) sono state quattro sorelle dominicane che si opposero alla dittatura di Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.
Tre di esse furono assassinate il 25 novembre 1960 a causa della loro dissidenza. L’ultima sorella, Bélgica Adela, morì di cause naturali nel 2014 … continua a leggere su Wikipedia
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Las hermanas Mirabal, también conocidas como Las Mirabal o Mariposas (Patria, Minerva y María Teresa Mirabal), fueron tres hermanas dominicanas que se opusieron fervientemente a la dictadura de Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.
Las tres fueron asesinadas el 25 de noviembre de 1960.
Una cuarta hermana, Bélgica Adela “Dedé” Mirabal, no tuvo un papel activo en las actividades hechas contra el dictador. La hermana mayor, Patria, no tenía el mismo nivel de actividad política que sus otras hermanas, pero las apoyaba; incluso prestaba su casa para guardar armamentos y herramientas de los insurgentes … siga leyendo Wikipedia
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foto: copertina TIME, progetto 100 Donne dell’ anno, 1960 The Mirabal Sisters
Illustration by Neil Jamieson for TIME
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