April 9, 2011, 6:58 PM
Feature
Explosions at Easter 1961
Written by: ANGELA PEÑA
Peace Holy Thursday August was interrupted by two powerful bombs exploded on 30 March 1961, in "Polanco Radio" and "Editorial Duarte." None other than agents of the Trujillo regime were perpetrators and masterminds of this act of terror press blamed "foreign antisocial," but any naive could have thought it "The Nation" gathered alleged eyewitness, described as "suspicious" and "interviewed" alleged civil and military authorities who moved to the streets "Mercedes" with " Arzobispo Merino "and the" Palo Hincado "where businesses were located. Not offered the names of the owners.
However, Rafael Caesar Hoepelman speculated in his review that "it appears that the explosions are caused by elements of foreign nationality, as a result of the preaching of the church father Our Lady of La Altagracia. "
The most convincing proof that everything was staged, I never questioned those affected, although promised in the newspaper, because "being a day of religious devotion, not working, they could not be located", it was claimed .
The guards and officials also clarified the facts, as announced, even though they said they deserved "the condemnation of all Dominican nationals for acts like these are undeniably alien to our social and peace was fruitful living our country. "
were so sure the regime and the press of the fallacy, not editorialized condemning the action, the most important of the week from 26 March to 2 April. "The Caribbean" is not echoed, perhaps because, as was tradition, not circulated Friday or Holy Saturday, but neither referred to the fact in the days following April. All
theater. With unprecedented hype spoke of the "violent explosions that were heard in a large urban area" of "infernal machines" made with nipples and rags to compress powder inside. Hoepelman
César Rafael Alfonso Arriaga interviewed Castro, serene environment several trading houses, to Clodobaldo Perez y Perez, superintendent of the ruins of "Fuerte de La Concepción" Manuel Antonio Liriano out of the Fire Department, the police Satin Radhamés Jiménez Domínguez, Manuel de Jesús Díaz Martínez and Ana Josefa Well Ureña.
Castro said when he heard the noise thought it was a "stud-barrel rocket which launched in religious processions," and that on his way to the scene of the explosion "was crossed with a clear mulatto woman, dressed in white , which carried a bundle in his hands and walked hurriedly, with very nervous. " Pérez Clodobaldo
supposedly saw a lady "sitting on a step outside the door of Polanco Radio but did not stop because it allegedly took "a whore." Mention was also made to "Lucy" who was engaged in the sale of brewed coffee.
The reporter commented: "It is possible that the authors of the aforementioned acts they have resorted to unsuspecting women for their nefarious activities."
The explosion of the "Editorial Duarte", which occurred at 2:15 am, completely destroyed the door and surrounding windows, throwing into the street sculptures and religious images, estimated the damage at 600 pesos. In "Polanco Radio" The bomb exploded half an hour later and broke down the door to the "Palo Kneeling, losses calculated at 50 pesos. Shards of glass were scattered around the two establishments.
"Johnny Abbes knavery." Jose Israel Cuello Hernández, son of Professor Antonio Cuello, owner of the Editorial Duarte, today qualifies as an attack on Trujillo to the Church for "Polanco Radio" was a brother of Archbishop Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito, Octavio, and "Dad was a man of Catholic Action. " In both companies, "Bishop Polanco was a shareholder," he said.
"He added, Editorial Duarte was founded by the library unit" Santiago " Dad was originally with the library "Duarte", the capital, was the father and father Polanco Pepén (John Felix), which in 1961 were monsignors. That was an attack on the Church. "
José Israel was then in exile in Spain for its position in the revolutionary movement against Trujillo June 14 and from there Trujillo denounced attacks by the Church in the weekly magazine "SP", directed by Emilio Romero and which came on the recommendation of journalist Bolivian Armando Puente, France Press correspondent. Had received a threatening call over the Dominican Embassy in that country for those who signed letters "with the same techniques of the Public Forum, "for example, Ricardo Pepén, Antonio Octavio Polanco, Hugo Eduardo Pérez Sánchez, playing with renowned names of Dominican priests.
"All this was connected, I think it also provoked the attack," said Cuello Hernández. It should be remembered, meant that "to me out of jail Archbishop Ricardo Pittini, that upset a lot of Johnny Abbes, which distorted my participation in the movement, attributing the bombing, which was not true."
Joseph was imprisoned in "Victoria" and "The 40" before the exile. When Trujillo was the false dossier prepared Abbes asked what did the man loose. "You let go, Boss," replied the Chief of Military Intelligence. Neck and was in Spain.
Don Antonio sent for his son cut the news of the explosion, but he had already been informed of the case. "Dad was no fool, he knew what was happening."
"This team that I call Marxism-Trujillo, played an important role in Dominican politics," said Jose Israel referring to "The Nation" and "Radio Caribe" which, in his view, were spaces "Trujillo gave for their rascalities Johnny Abbes. Editorial
Duarte continued to exist until 1998, in the same direction: "Mercedes corner Arzobispo Merino." "Polanco Radio" still works in the same place.
CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GESTURE OF JUNE 1959 AND FUNCACION Revolutionary Movement JUNE 14 
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