Birth of Patria Mercedes Mirabal Reyes in Salcedo, Dominican Republic.
Patria Mercedes Mirabal Reyes was born on February 27, 1924, in Salcedo, Dominican Republic. As the eldest of the Mirabal sisters, she later played a crucial role in the resistance movement against the oppressive regime of Rafael Trujillo. Her life set the stage for the collective activism that would become a beacon of hope in a time of darkness under dictatorship.
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