Anatomy of a Tupamaro


THE NAME

Definitions

Henry Engler. n. 1: Engler Golovchenko, Henry Willy. 2: Neuroscientist. 3: No further information is known.

Eleuterio Fernández. n. 1: Fernández Huidobro, Eleuterio. 2: Minister of Defense. 3: Libertad Prison uniform #787. 4: #GIG. 5: “Ñato.”

Jorge Manera. n. 1: Manera Lluberas, Jorge Amílcar. 2: Arrested in 1964 following the assault on the Commercial Bank. 3: Arrested in 1969 for unknown reasons. 4: Arrested in 1972 for unknown reasons.

Julio Marenales. n. 1: Marenales Sainz, Julio Ángel. 2: Three bullet wounds. 3: “Viejo.”

José Mujica. n. 1: Mujica Cordano, José Alberto. 2: A farmer and flower seller. 3: President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. 4: “Pepe.”

Mauricio Rosencof. n. 1: Rosencof, Mauricio. 2: Author. 3: Libertad Prison uniform #813. 4 : #IAC.

Raúl Sendic. n. 1: Sendic Antonaccio, Raúl. 2: Founder of the National Liberation Movement – Tupamaros. 3: Husband to Violeta. 4: Father to Raúl Fernando. 5: “Bebe.”

Adolfo Wasem. n. 1: Wasem Alaniz, Adolfo. 2: “Nepo.”

Jorge Zabalza. n. 1: Zabalza Waksman, Jorge Pedro. 2: The son of a right-wing politician. 3: A left-wing politician. 4: A broken family. 5: A broken family. 6: A broken family.

Movimiento de Liberación Nacional – Tupamaros. n. 1: The Movement for National Liberation. 2: The MLN-T. 3: An entity made illegal in 1972.****

* Named after tupamaro, a derogatory term used by Spanish police forces during the colonial period.

* Named after Túpac Amaru, the last Inca emperor.

* The term comes from Tupac Amaru II, who rebelled against the Spanish viceroyalty in 1780.

* Quechua for “shining serpent.”

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