In the Time of the Butterflies Timeline for Maria Teresa by Alexis Bensen and Christina Scott
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Commander in Chief of National Army
“Elevated to commander in chief of the National Army by 1927” (Rafeal Trujillo, History.com) -
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Assumed control of the Dominican Republic
“General Rafael Trujillo assumed control of the Dominican Republic in 1930.” (Rafael Trujillo, History.com) -
Hurricane Disaster
“Trujillo used the disaster as an excuse to impose martial law on all citizens.” (Rafael Trujillo. biography, biography.com) -
Ciudad Trujillo is born
Trujillo "renamed the Dominican Republic’s capital city, Santo Domingo, to Ciudad Trujillo in order to honor himself” (Rafael Trujillo Biography, imdb.com) -
The Dominican Party
“Trujillo made the Dominican Party the nation’s sole legal political party.” (Rafael Trujillo, LiveLeak.com) -
Parsley Massacre
“Army massacres 19,000-20,000 Haitians living in areas of the Dominican Republic adjacent to Haiti.” (Dominican Republic Profile, BBC News) -
Goes Back to School
"My best friend Little Book, Back at school after the holidays, and I am so homesick."(pg.37) -
First Communion and gets diary from Minerva
"Dear little book, Minerva gives you to me today for my first Communion." (pg.30) -
Goes home for the Holidays
"My dear Little Book, Tommorrow Minerva and I take the train home for the holidays."(pg.32) -
Makes resolves for the New Year
"It takes joy out of making my resolves, but here they are,
I resolve not to scare Neslon with scary stories
I resolve to be diligent with my tasks and not fall asleep when I say my prayers..."(pg.34) -
Has her first crush
"Cousin Berto is so dear. His older brother Raul, too, but Berto is especially special-minded, if that is a word."(pg.36) -
Protects Minerva by Lying for her
"I take one look at Minerva's sick-looking face and I nod yes, our Tio Mon is ill, and then i invent with sarampion, last I heard...i guess i even improved upon her lie."(pg.38) -
Confronts Minerva about sneaking out
"I've been worrying about Minerva sneaking out...I cornered her behind the statue of the Merciful Mother. What is going on? I asked, but she tried to brush me off with a joke..."(pg.38) -
Finds out truth about Trujillo and becoms less naive
"Dearest Little Book, It is so strange now i know something I'm not supposed to know...I am not saying i don't love our president, because I do. It's like if I were to find out Papa did somethig wrong, I would still love him, wouldn't I?" (pgs.39-40) -
Police come looking for Hilda; opens her up to the crime around her
"My dear secret Little Book, All week guards have been coming in and out, looking for Hilda."(pg.41) -
Cries over Patria's baby boy who was born dead
"Oh Little Book, We all just got back from the cemetery burying Patria's baby boy that was born dead yesterday."(pg.42) -
Has to bury beloved diary because it contains info on Hilda
"My dearest Little Book, Oh my dearest, Minerva asks if I'm ready to hand you over. I say, give me a minute to explain things and say goodbye. Hilda has been caught!..She says we have to bury you,too."(pg.42-43) -
Goes on a pilgrimage with her sisters to see the Virgincita
"You must pray to the Virgencita for guidance," she said.(pg.46) -
Funeral of Papa
"Ay, poor Papa, he lost it at the end." (pg.118) -
Mate and her mother write a letter to Trujillo about Papa's death
"I write to inform your Excellency of his death on Monday, the fourteenth day of this month." (pg.120) -
Manolo comes to visit; Mate prepares a romantic meal for Minerva and Manolo
"We're expecting Minerva and Manolo any minute" (pg.125)
"Dinner is all in my hands." (pg.125) -
Has nightmares about her father
"The night after Manolo came to dinner, I had the same bad dream about Papa." (pg.127) -
Mate graduates
"Graduation Day!!! July 3" (pg.127)
"Tia Flor's made a To Die Dreaming Cake for my graduation party." (pg.127) -
Marches in open ceremony for Worlds Fair
"We just got back from marching in the opening ceremony for the World's Fair." (pg. 134) -
Stays at Minerva's new house, Monte Christi
"We arrived in town midafternoon and stopped in front of this little skack." (pg.138) -
Starts to fall in love with Palomino
"I want to be worthy of Palomino." (pg.142) -
Mate's 22nd Birthday
"What a way to spend my twenty-second birthday!" (pg.143) -
Mate marries "Leandro"
"Dona Mercedes Reyes Viuda Mirabal announces the wedding of her daughter Maria Teresa Mirabal Reyes to Leandro Guzman Roriguez." (pg.147) -
The SIM ransack their house
"It was down this very hall and in and out of my children's bedrooms and past the parlor and through the back galeria to the yard that I walked those last days of 1959, worrying if I had done the right thing exposing my family to the SIM." (pg.168) -
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba
“Fidel Castro…helped to arm and train some Dominican rebel groups, which launched an invasion of the country from Cuba.” (Rafael Trujillo Biography, imdb.com) -
Cuba tries to overthrow Trujillo
“Dissidents supported by Cuba landed in the Dominican Republic attempting to overthrow the Dominican Dictator. Their efforts were easily thwarted, but Trujillo reacted with brutal repression.” (Elections and Events 1945-1962, The Library) -
America severs ties with the Dominican Republic
“Organization of American States adopts resolution calling for severance of diplomatic ties with the Dominican Republic.” (Dominican Republic Profile, BBC News) -
Mate, Patria, and Minerva murdered
"The Mirabal sisters and Rufino de la Cruz were clubbed to death alongside a mountain road between Puerto Plata and Santiago." (The Assasination, learntoquestion.com) -
Trujillo killed
“Trujillo was killed by a group of rebels determined to topple his regime.” (Rafael Trujillo, History.com) -
MLA Bibliography
"Rafael Trujillo." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2014.
"Rafael Trujillo Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
"Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
"LiveLeak.com - C.I.A Hit List - Rafael Trujillo - ( President of The Dominican Republic )." LiveLeak.com - C.I.A Hit List - Rafael Trujillo - ( President of The Dominican Republic ). N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
"Dominican Republic Profile." BBC News. BBC, 23 Aug. 2013. Web. -
MLA Bibliography 2
"Elections and Events 1945-1962." - The Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
"The Murder." The Murder. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
Alvarez, Julia. In the Time of the Butterflies. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1994. Print.
"Google Images." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
