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Title: Catholic Church In Quiché
Date: 1984-05-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A stone Catholic church stands in the rural highlands of Quiché department, Guatemala, May 1, 1984. Guatemala was introduced to the Catholic religion during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th century.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Spanish colonization of the Americas
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_nb_0014_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96737
Rights statement: Copyright 1984 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Catholic Church In Santa Cruz del Quiché
Date: 1982-01-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Wooden religious statues stand near the front altar of a Catholic church in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala, January 1, 1982. Guatemala was introduced to Catholicism during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th century.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Genocide; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Protestantism; Evangelical movement
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_nb_0069_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96794
Rights statement: Copyright 1982 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Catholic Priest Speaks With FPL Officers In La Reina, Chalatenango
Date: 1983-02-04
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Father Renato Pellachin, an Italian Franciscan priest, left, speaks with leftist guerrilla officials from the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación, FPL, center and right, in La Reina, El Salvador, February 4, 1983. During the twelve-year civil war, the Catholic Church in El Salvador often condemned the violence and oppression committed by the authoritarian regime, with some members of the clergy sharing guerrilla sympathies.
Subject: Central America; El Salvador; Civil war; Insurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Marxism-Leninism; Socialism; Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL)
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_ct_0054_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96521
Rights statement: Copyright 1983 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Catholic Priest Spekas With FPL Officers In La Reina, Chalatenango
Date: 1983-02-04
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Father Renato Pellachin, an Italian Franciscan priest, left, speaks with leftist guerrilla officials from the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación, FPL, center and right, in La Reina, El Salvador, February 4, 1983. During the twelve-year civil war, the Catholic Church in El Salvador often condemned the violence and oppression perpetrated by the authoritarian regime, with some members of the clergy sharing guerrilla sympathies.
Subject: Central America; El Salvador; Civil war; Insurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Marxism-Leninism; Socialism; Liberation theology; Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL)
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_nb_0174_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96302
Rights statement: Copyright 1983 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Catholic Shrine in Antigua, Guatemala
Date: 1982-05-10
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: View of carved religious figures near the front altar of a Roman Catholic church in Antigua, Guatemala, May 10, 1982. Guatemala was introduced to Catholicism during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th century and the Roman Catholic Church continues to dominate the country's religious society. However by the mid-1980s, Protestantism and particularly the evangelical movement was gaining popularity and it is estimated that Protestants accounted for approximately one third of Guatemala's total population at that time.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Spanish colonization of the Americas
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0067_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96916
Rights statement: Copyright 1982 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Catholic Shrine in Antigua, Guatemala
Date: 1982-05-10
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: View of a carved religious figure near the front altar of a Roman Catholic church in Antigua, Guatemala, May 10, 1982. Guatemala was introduced to Catholicism during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th century and the Roman Catholic Church has continued to dominate the country's religious society. However by the mid-1980s, Protestantism and particularly the evangelical movement was gaining popularity and it is estimated that Protestants accounted for approximately one third of Guatemala's total population at that time.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Spanish colonization of the Americas
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0068_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96917
Rights statement: Copyright 1982 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Armed Forces Day in Santiago, Chile
Date: 1985-09-19
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Soldiers at a ceremony celebrating Chilean Armed Forces Day in Santiago, Chile, September 19, 1985. On September 18, 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, ending the colonial period and initiating the formation of an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0030_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Independence Day
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno, Archbishop of Santiago, center, speaks to the congregation during the official ceremonies celebrating Chilean Independence Day at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, September 18, 1985. The day marks the anniversary when Chile officially broke away from Spanish colonial rule on September 18, 1810 and became an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Subject -- Personal Name: Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0019_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Independence Day
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno, Archbishop of Santiago, speaks to the congregation during the official ceremonies celebrating Chilean Independence Day at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, September 18, 1985. The day marks the anniversary when Chile officially broke away from Spanish colonial rule on September 18, 1810 and became an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Subject -- Personal Name: Juan Francisco Fresno
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0025_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Independence Day
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Political opposition leaders, including Gabriel Valdes, 2nd left, attend a ceremony celebrating Chilean Independence Day in Santiago, Chile, September 18, 1985. Valdes is the president of the Christian Democratic Party, Chile's main opposition group to the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Subject -- Personal Name: Gabriel Valdes
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0034_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A group of people sit in a park in Santiago, Chile, September 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million people and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0011_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A group of people sit in a park in Santiago, Chile, September 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0052_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Two elderly men stand on a downtown street in Santiago, Chile, September 13, 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million people and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0047_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A group of people sit in a park in Santiago, Chile, September 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million people and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0048_web.tif

Title: Chilean Soldiers Practice For Independence Day Parade
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Chilean army soldiers practice for an upcoming parade ceremony celebrating Chilean Independence Day in Santiago, Chile, September 17, 1985. On September 17, 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, ending the colonial period and initiating the formation of an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0037_web.tif

Title: Chilean Soldiers Practice For Independence Day Parade
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Chilean army soldiers practice for an upcoming parade ceremony celebrating Chilean Independence Day in Santiago, Chile, September 17, 1985. On September 17, 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, ending the colonial period and initiating the formation of an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0038_web.tif

Title: Christian Fundamentalists In San Salvador
Date: 1984-03-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Civilians listen while a Christian evangelical speaks about God and the Bible in Parque La Libertad, San Salvador, El Salvador, March 1, 1984. The country was engaged in a twelve-year civil war between successive authoritarian regimes, backed by the United States, and the guerrilla coalition Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN. The conflict would claim over 75,000 lives before peace negotiations concluded in 1992.
Subject: Central America; El Salvador; Civil war; Daily life; Religion
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_nb_0295_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96423

Title: Day Of The Dead Celebrated In Haiti
Date: 1999-11-02
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Haitians celebrate the Day of the Dead by making offerings at the municipal cemetery monument of Le Baron, supposedly the first male to be interred in the city's cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 2, 1999. Candles, bread and rum are the normal offerings.
Subject: Spiritual; Culture; Voodoo; Religion; Prayer; Haiti
Country: Haiti
Local Identifier: haiti_nc_0042_web.tif

Title: Defense Minister General Mejía Víctores At Funeral Ceremony For Cardinal Casariego In Guatemala City
Date: 1983-06-15
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Guatemalan Defense Minister Brigadier General Óscar Mejía Víctores (1930-2016), center, walks along the casket of Archbishop of Guatemala Cardinal Mario Casariego y Acevedo, who died of a heart attack in Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 15, 1983. Mejía Víctores deposed General Efraín Ríos Montt in a coup d'état on August 8, 1983. In 2011, Mejía was prosecuted in Guatemalan court for his command responsibility in genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the military during the civil war. His failing health in the years prior to his death forced prosecutors to drop the charges before he could stand trial.
Subject: Central America; Guatemala; Civil war; Genocide; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Military; Government; Human rights violations; Funerals; Mario Casariego y Acevedo; Óscar Mejía Víctores
Country: Guatemala
Subject -- Personal Name: Óscar Mejía Víctores
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0103_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96952

Title: Defense Minister General Mejía Víctores At Funeral Ceremony For Cardinal Casariego In Guatemala City
Date: 1983-06-15
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Guatemalan Defense Minister Brigadier General Óscar Mejía Víctores (1930-2016), center, walks along the casket of Archbishop of Guatemala Cardinal Mario Casariego y Acevedo, who died of a heart attack in Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 15, 1983. Mejía Víctores deposed General Efraín Ríos Montt in a coup d'état on August 8, 1983. In 2011, Mejía was prosecuted in Guatemalan court for his command responsibility in genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the military during the civil war. His failing health in the years prior to his death forced prosecutors to drop the charges before he could stand trial.
Subject: Central America; Guatemala; Civil war; Genocide; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Military; Government; Human rights violations; Funerals; Mario Casariego y Acevedo; Óscar Mejía Víctores
Country: Guatemala
Subject -- Personal Name: Óscar Mejía Víctores
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0104_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96953

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