May
CRIPDES Regional Support, Historical Memory
Conmemorando Las Aradas / Sumpul River massacre – Commemoration in 2020
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)
Every year, our friends in Chalatenango commemorate the Sumpul River massacre, also known as “Las Aradas” (the name of the village where these people were living). This year, due to the pandemic, they invite us to commemorate its 40th anniversary virtually.
They invite us to read testimonies, watch videos and learn about the history of this dark day.
On may 14th, from 8 to 10 AM there will be a cultural event.
At 10 AM, there will be mass.
All of this will be transmitted by Radio Farabundo, Radio Sumpul and CCR’s Facebook profile.
You can learn more about this on the following links:
The Rev. Earl Gallagher, a Brooklyn-born Capuchin priest who has worked in this part of Honduras for the last five years, visited the Sumpul River site a day after the incident. ”There were so many vultures picking at the bodies in the water that it looked like a black carpet,” he recalled. Bones by the River
Yvonne Dilling, a 26-year-old refugee worker from Fort Wayne, Ind., said she had recently been to the banks of the Sumpul. ”Bones are still piled there by the dozen, skulls and all,” she said.
It’s striking how, from the beginning, impunity was created for this case. The High Command of the Armed Forces denies the crime. The Civil-Military Junta, at the time headed by Napoleón Duarte, denies the existence of a massacre. The US Embassy in El Salvador denies the existence of a massacre, as do representatives of Ronald Reagan’s Government before Congress to justify continued military aid. All despite evidence of this enormous crime.
David Morales
Elliott Abrams on mass killings in El Salvador
Cada año, nuestras amistades en Chalatenango conmemoran la masacre del Río Sumpul, también conocida como “Las Aradas” que ocurrió el 14 de mayo de 1980. Este año, debido a la pandemia, nos invitan a conmemorar sus 40 años de forma virtual.
Invitan a leer testimonios, ver videos y a conocer más sobre la historia de este día.
El 14 de mayo de 8 a 10 AM habrá un evento cultural
A las 10 AM habrá una misa
Se transmitirá por Radio Farabundo, Radio Sumpul y en la página de CCR en Facebook.
Puede conocer más sobre esta historia negra de El Salvador en los siguientes enlaces:
