In
1932 the rural indigenous people, the Pipil rebelled
against the
ruling
class and military. Over
the space of only a few days over 30,000 Pipil were massacred.
As
a
result of this repression, the indigenous people of El Salvador disappeared as
a cultural entity. Their language,
customs, dress, their entire way of life was suppressed. Only now are some of these traditions
returning in the western part of the country.
Oscar
Romero
is the central figure in the story of the Salvadoran people. Here he stands next to his good friend, Fr.
Rutillio Grande who was murdered in 1977.
For
three years
he preached against the repression of the military government in San
Salvador. He challenged the established
order and two weeks before his death called on the military to put down their
arms for the sake of a higher justice.
