Birth of Minerva Mirabal

Minerva Argentina Mirabal Reyes, born on March 12, 1926, in Salcedo, Dominican Republic, became a leading figure in the resistance movement against Rafael Trujillo. Her courageous activism and outspoken challenge to the regime's autocratic rule became central to her time, painting her as both a significant political leader and a figure of inspiration for oppressed individuals across the nation.