I love it. Trujillo took from the rich? Let's just take that fake hero Antonio de la Maza, how did he become the lumber baron in Restauraci?n? His only motive was revenge. He was in the top most priviledged, so was coward Pupo Roman, the 30 de Mayo double agent who was dealt with by Ramfis, properly avenging his father's assasination the same way De La Maza avenged his brother, the same way ajustes de cuentas are handled today.
My father owned a beautiful ranch style house in now improperly named Amado Garcia Guerrero(another traitor) I'm entitled to repudiate him(99.9%) in Barrio Mejoramiento Social, a low middle class area at the time. Trujillo wanted to build Duarte Bridge. The west end of the bridge landed right by that house. Trujillo sent his people to declare the lands "utilidad publica". He had the same rights Leonel had to use that law.
What did Trujillo do? He took my father's house to demolish, gave my dad 1000mtrs.in a plot he later called Sarasota Avenue, gave my dad a payment for demolishing the house, and we became the proud owners of one of the most expensive pieces of property in DR(Avenida Sarasota #25)
Just to give you an idea of the value Trujillo returned to us, this is the lot next to Mcdonalds on Sarasota Avenue where a multimillion project is being built. Who turned out to be our neighbors? Multimillionaire "hero" Antonio Imbert Barreras, General Valdez Hilario, general Belisario Peguero, PN, general Nin, PN, general Despradel, Imgard Despradel's dad.
Trujillo called that "permutas". He would exchange land he needed and gave you something better, and on top, he build sewers, sidewalk, lighting and pavement to beat.
That's history trying to be erased!
That's the birth of Sarasota Avenue. We Founded what is today one of the most beautiful and valuable roads in DR. Trujilo expanded the avenue beyond the polo grounds by Embajador Hotel. Balaguer continued the project which now includes parks that envy nothing from Central Park.
Fact: Leonel has been given credit for overpasses and the Metro. But Trujillo was the master planner of Santo Domingo.
Today, after 50 years his creations like Churchill Ave., Lincoln Ave., Sarasota Ave., Maximo Gomez, Pedro Henriquez Ure?a, Gazcue, NACO, Malec?n, remain the cream of the crop. Leonel in 12 years hasn't build 10% of what Trujillo built in 30. At best all these governments do is rehash over Trujillo's projects. La Feria is but one example.
All we ask is not to erase the history of our nation due to hatred by a minority of people holding a grudge over 50 years, just to gain notoriety and priviledges the rest of the population don't get.
How much must we pay the Mirabals for their misery?
