A Washington Heights street intersection in Manhattan now Mirabal Sisters Way commemorates the Mirabal sisters (Las Mariposas). The corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 168th Street is now named after Dominican sisters Minerva, María Teresa and Patria Mirabal, the three activists who were assassinated in 1960 during Dictator Trujillo’s regime. Their death detonated widespread indignation that brought about the end to the cruel regime.
The street was named for the sisters to stand as inspirational and visionary activists for social and political justice and role models to generations of women since their untimely death, as Ydanis Rodríguez, a New York City Council Member wrote in the co-naming ceremony’s invitation.
The three sisters were murdered by Trujillo henchmen on 25 November 1960. The day today is a UN named holiday, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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13 February 2019
