in the time of the butterflies

By jm_n9ne

  • Mate is 18 yrs old and Papa dies

  • Mate mom write false complimentary letter to Trujillo telling of Papa's death. Mate now hates Trujillo

  • Minerva graduates but Trujillo won't let her practice law

  • Mate graduates. Moves to capital to attend university with Minerva.

  • Mate joins the Revolution

  • Patria finds out that Cuba is freed by Castro

  • Patria lets Nelson go to seminary school

  • Minerva gives her child to Patria to take care of while she gets more involved in the resistance

  • The church gets bombed by Trujillo

  • Patria joins the Revolution

  • Dede is asked to join the Revolution

  • Dede listens to Lio through the underground radio

  • Dede runs away once she realizes that her priest is part of the Revolution

  • Leandro is arrested

  • Nelson and Pedrito arrested after their house is ransacked and burned

  • Manolo is arrested

  • Manolo is arrested

  • Minerva becomes sick

  • Mate is arrested

  • Minerva is arrested

  • Dede joins the Rev.