Remembering a Massacre in El Salvador: The Insurrection of 1932, Roque Dalton, and the Politics of Historical Memory

by Héctor Lindo-Fuentes, Erik Ching, Rafael A. Lara-Martinez

In January 1932, thousands of peasants in western El Salvador rose up in armed rebellion. Armed mostly with machetes and a few guns, they attacked military garrisons, occupied towns, and looted or destroyed businesses, government buildings and private homes. In response, the army and local paramilitary bands killed thousands of citizens in a few days, most of them innocent of any involvement in the rebellion. Recalled as a massacre, the government's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826336043
• ISBN13: 9780826336040
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"