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THE HERMANOS PATI?O BRIDGE IS BOTH THE LARGEST AND OLDEST BRIDGE IN THE CITY CONNECTING THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE CITY OF SANTIAGO.
IT'S CONSTRUCTION WAS STARTED BU RAFAEL LEONIDAS TRUJILLO AND INAUGURATED IN 1962, ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH. THE BRIDGE IS NAMED AFTER THE FIVE BROTHERS THAT DIED IN AN EFFORT TO END TRUJILLO'S REGIME AND DICTATORSHIP IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY. THE ANTI-TRUJILLO LEGACY OF THE PATINO FAMILY DID NOT BEGIN WITH THE BROTHERS, BUT WITH THEIR FATHER WHO WAS KILLED IN 1931 IN THE FIRST ANTI-TRUJILLO INSURRECTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
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THE HERMANOS PATI?O BRIDGE IS BOTH THE LARGEST AND OLDEST BRIDGE IN THE CITY CONNECTING THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE CITY OF SANTIAGO.
IT'S CONSTRUCTION WAS STARTED BU RAFAEL LEONIDAS TRUJILLO AND INAUGURATED IN 1962, ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH. THE BRIDGE IS NAMED AFTER THE FIVE BROTHERS THAT DIED IN AN EFFORT TO END TRUJILLO'S REGIME AND DICTATORSHIP IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY. THE ANTI-TRUJILLO LEGACY OF THE PATINO FAMILY DID NOT BEGIN WITH THE BROTHERS, BUT WITH THEIR FATHER WHO WAS KILLED IN 1931 IN THE FIRST ANTI-TRUJILLO INSURRECTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
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