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El Rincón

Burying the Dead

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Nelson describes the burial of women killed at the El Rincón massacre and explains why after 1980 the civilian population and guerrilla stopped burying their dead.

El Rincón Massacre

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Isidora describes the massacre of six women at El Rincón.

Massacre of El Rincón

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Emeteria describes the brutal massacre of six women in the town of El Rincón on May 8, 1980.

Massacres around Arcatao

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Nelson tells about various massacres that took place around Arcatao.

Military Retaliation

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Ramón describes how the capture of a member of the National Guard by the guerrilla unleashed more violence at the hands of the military; an example of this was the massacre of six women at El Rincón.

Repression and Organizing

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Rosa explains her role in political organizing, she recounts the 1980 El Rincón massacre and the killings of her parents, and describes the role of clandestine militias.

The “May Guinda”

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Walter remembers being a guerrilla during the 1982 “May Guinda” and surviving alongside his comrades.

The “May Guinda”

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Hermelinda remembers losing her children and three other close relatives during the “May Guinda.”

The El Rincón Massacre

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Nelson describes the brutality with which six women, four pregnant, were killed by the military in the El Rincón massacre.

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