Las Mariposas

Las Mariposas' story is one of my favorite because the courage and the strength the 3 sisters demonstrated.  Minerva, Mate, and Patria were their names. Their fellow countrymen called them “Las Mariposas”. Their world was one of tyranny, mind control, and no democracy. On November 25, 1960, on a mountain road in the Dominican Republic, Minerva, Mate, and Patria were assassinated because they fought against the dictator who was controlling their country. They were mothers, daughters, and wives who chose to fight so their children might have a better future.  Socially their places were at home.