Gavillero Words

ga·vi·lle·ro
m. - stack (or row) of sheaves

INFLECTED FORMS:

gavillera - m. gavilleras - m. gavilleros - m.

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Dominican Republic

OCCUPATION BY THE UNITED STATES, 1916-24

The most intense opposition to the occupation arose in the eastern provinces of El Seibo and San Pedro de Macorís. From 1917 to 1921, the United States forces battled a guerrilla movement in that area known as the gavilleros. The guerrillas enjoyed considerable support among the population, and they benefited from a superior knowledge of the terrain. The movement survived the capture and the execution of its leader, Vicente Evangelista, and some initially fierce encounters with the Marines. However, the gavilleros eventually yielded to the occupying forces' superior firepower, air power (a squadron of six Curtis Jennies), and determined (often brutal) counterinsurgent methods.

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Dominicans know what occupation means to them. Colonized by French and Spanish settlers, then the United States military (1916-1924 and 1965), murdered and destroyed in the name of saving innocent lives. The excuses: communism, barbarism, negritude. 2006: Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, Lebanon. Attempt(ing/ed) in Venezuela, Cuba. All in the name of progress / stability / peace / open markets, justice fails to enter picture-falls flat on face. Like rows of sharp sheaves, communities rise from ashes like haunting ghosts. Alive with spirit, dead children in hand, blood fills Massacre River flow. Dajabón, Ouanaminthe, and the edges of soldiers' footprints. Samarra, Hamdania, Haditha, Mahmudiyah, and the sounds of bombs surrounding towns. All in the name of a nation.