Farabundo Martí

Agustín Farabundo Martí Rodríguez (Known as "El Negro Martí")

Revolutionary Leader, Co-founder of International Red Aid, Peasant Organizer

Born May 05, 1893

Teotepeque, La Libertad, El Salvador

Passed Away Feb 01, 1932 San Salvador, El Salvador

Lifespan 38 years old

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"When history calls upon a man to choose between servitude and revolution, death in dignity is the only honorable path."

Archival Overview

Heroic revolutionary leader who fought alongside Augusto C. Sandino in Nicaragua and organized indigenous and agricultural workers in El Salvador, executed by firing squad during the tragic 1932 peasant massacre.

Biographical Record

Agustín Farabundo Martí was born on May 5, 1893, in Teotepeque. Abandoning his law studies at the University of El Salvador, Martí dedicated his life to fighting military oligarchies and imperialist exploitation.

In 1928, he traveled to the mountains of Las Segovias in Nicaragua, serving as colonel and secretary to guerrilla general Augusto C. Sandino. Returning to El Salvador, he organized coffee laborers and co-founded the Communist Party. Arrested days before the January 1932 peasant uprising, he was sentenced by a military court and shot on February 1, 1932, his name becoming the symbol of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN).

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Final Resting Place

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Cementerio General de San Salvador / Cementerio de Los Ilustres
San Salvador, El Salvador

                         GPS: 13.6940, -89.2010                    

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