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 actions
are regarded as one of the most extreme cases of state-sponsored
repression in modern Latin American history. The "Matanza" left
generations of Salvadorans and internationals alike attempting 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 determined those memories. It also analyzes "Miguel
M???rmol, " by Roque Dalton, a well-known and influential narrative
of the 1932 Matanza and one of the most important texts in modern
Salvadoran history. The authors employ an array of primary
evidence, including the personal archive of Roque Dalton, made
available by the Dalton family for the first time. They argue that
a systematic 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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