Guinda

Montulet, Thomas;Fallon, Harold;Grzyb, Amanda;et.al.
(2020) Vesper No. 3 Nella Selva — Vol. Fall Winter 2020, n° 3, p. 196-197 (2020)

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  • Montulet, Thomasorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Fallon, HaroldKU Leuven
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  • Grzyb, AmandaWestern University
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Abstract
On May 14th 1980, during the Salvadoran Civil War (1980-1992), the Salvadoran Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the paramilitary ORDEN killed 600 civilians in Las Aradas, Chalatenango. The guindas had led the civilians to this historically demilitarized zone, where they sought refuge from the military’s scorched earth tactics. According to one survivor, guinda means “running aimlessly, walking day and night, sleeping in the bush outdoors, enduring hunger and heavy rains, running and hiding to avoid being found by the army and the paramilitaries in order to save one’s life.” Today, the communities gather annually to commemorate the victims. The commemorations are crucial for the collective mourning and memory. In this article, the authors explore the definition of guinda through testimonies; movement, landscape, and commemoration; and the memorial design process in which the authors are currently involved.
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Montulet, T., Fallon, H., Grzyb, A., & et al. (2020). Guinda. Vesper No. 3 Nella Selva, Fall Winter 2020(3), 196-197. https://doi.org/10.1400/283007 (Original work published 2020)