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

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In January 1932, thousands of peasants in western El Salvador rose up in armed rise up. Armed mostly with machetes and a couple of 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 couple of days, most of them innocent of any involvement in the rise up. Recalled as a massacre, the government’s actions are considered one of the vital extreme cases of state-sponsored repression in up to date Latin American history. The “Matanza” left generations of Salvadorans and internationals alike making an attempt to make sense of the events.

Remembering a Massacre in El Salvador examines national and international historical memories of the events of 1932 and the factors that decided those memories. It also analyzes Miguel Mármol, by Roque Dalton, a well-known and influential narrative of the 1932 Matanza and one of the vital important texts in up to date Salvadoran history. The authors employ an array of primary evidence, including the personal archive of Roque Dalton, made to be had by the Dalton circle of relatives for the first time. They argue that a systematic take a look at rivaling memories of the Matanza reveals the close association between historical narratives and political action. The book is complemented by a valuable appendix of primary documents that reveal the evolving memories of these important events in 1932.

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