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Colonial Terror and Race Laws in El Salvador by Adam Ferencszi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The article discusses the 1932 rebellion in El Salvador, where Indigenous people and campesinos revolted against the authoritarian regime of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, leading to a brutal government crackdown known as La Matanza, resulting in the deaths of 10,000 to 40,000 individuals. It argues that this event exemplifies settler-colonial violence and racial dynamics that have shaped Salvadoran state governance and Indigenous struggles. The author emphasizes the need to understand the historic
- Author
- Adam Ferencszi
- Language
- EN