Rogelia Cruz
Rogelia Cruz | |
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| Born | 31 August 1941 |
| Died | 11 January 1968 (aged 27) Escuintla, Guatemala |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Parent(s) | Miguel Cruz Blanca Martinez |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Guatemala 1959 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Guatemala 1959 (Winner) Miss Universe 1959 (Unplaced) |
Rogelia Cruz Martínez (31 August 1941 – 11 January 1968) was a Guatemalan beauty pageant titleholder and left-wing political activist. After she won the 1959 Miss Guatemala, she joined the Guatemalan Party of Labour and became romantically involved with its leader, Leonardo Castillo Johnson. She was ultimately kidnapped and murdered for her association with the party and Johnson.
Biography
Early life and pageantry
Cruz was born into a
Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo (PGT).[2]
Murder
Cruz was arrested following a
Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (FAR) made threats towards the judge presiding over her case.[3] Shortly after her release, she was kidnapped and then, on 11 January 1968, her body was found, naked, with signs of torture and sexual assault, at the foot of a bridge near Escuintla.[4]
It is believed her relationship with Castillo Johnson was the cause for her murder.
Aftermath
In retaliation for her murder, the PGT attacked US military personnel, killing two men and wounding a third, and the Guatemalan military subsequently assassinated Castillo Johnson in response.[5]
References
- OCLC 820554661.
- OCLC 50617039.
- ^ Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume XXXI, South and Central America; Mexico. United States Department of State. 2004. Department of State Publication 11152. Archived from the original on 2004-09-29.
- ^ Gall, Norman (20 May 1971). "Slaughter in Guatemala". The New York Review of Books. 16 (9).
- ^ "Chronologie des attentats terroristes depuis 1945". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
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