Adrian Esquino Lisco
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Adrian Esquino Lisco (died September 8, 2007) was an El Salvadoran activist and spiritual chief and advisor to El Salvador's indigenous community.[1] Lisco rose to international prominence during the Salvadoran Civil War when he called attention to human rights atrocities committed against El Salvador's indigenous peoples, who number about 1 percent[2] of the country's 7 million people.[1]
Early life
Adrian Esquino Lisco was born in Comarca San Ramon, in western
Esquino Lisco's father founded the
Adrian Esquino Lisco inherited the title of spiritual chief in 1976[1] and became head of the Asociación Nacional de Indigenas de El Salvador. He attended a number of indigenous peoples conferences during the late 1970s throughout the world.[1]
Through Esquino Lisco's work, ANIS finally won legal recognition from the Salvadoran government of President José Napoleón Duarte in 1980.[1]
Salvadoran Civil War (1980 - 1992)
Adrian Esquino Lisco first appeared in international news coverage of the civil war when he began calling attention to the February 23, 1983 Salvadoran army-led attack on an indigenous farm cooperative in Las Hojas, El Salvador.[1] Salvadoran soldiers captured 74 male villagers, tied their thumbs behind their backs, and shot them.[1] A Salavadoran federal judge later reported just 18 dead.[1]
An El Salvadoran federal human rights commission, charged with investigating the
Esquino Lisco and others blamed wealthy Salvadoran
Esquino Lisco once had an encounter with Colonel
Esquino Lisco went to
Death
Adrian Esquino Lisco died of complications from diabetes, including kidney failure, at a hospital in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador on September 8, 2007.[1] He was 68 years old.