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It was well known that Galíndez feared that
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to investigate the Galíndez disappearance. With the help of the
Dominican government, they produced a report in May 1958 that whitewashed the Dominican government of any involvement. Nevertheless, Crassweller sees the Galíndez case as one factor in the deteriorating relationship between the United
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arrived and a "patient" was moved on the airplane. The plane, piloted by Murphy, flew to West Palm Beach to refuel. Then, Murphy flew to the
Dominican Republic with the "patient," who then disappeared. Murphy initially had plenty of money but may have talked too much and disappeared. It is alleged
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The trial in the US of John J. Frank in
November 1956 as an unregistered agent for the Dominican government provided further insights into the Galíndez–Murphy connection. He stated that Galíndez had been under Dominican supervision for some time, and it was feared that he was writing a critical
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25,000 (equivalent to $ 280,171 in 2023) to buy the manuscript, but Galíndez refused. Thus, Trujillo decided that Galíndez had to be killed.
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as a delegate. He started to investigate
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in 1946. Through the network he met with Ibero-American Poets, the
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Wydrzyński, Andrzej. 1991. Ciudad Trujillo. Warszawa: Dom Wydawniczy.
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who had been a close friend to de la Maza. In the US, Trujillo hired
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briefly relates the Galíndez case in a footnote to his 2007 novel
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L'Ère de Trujillo. Anatomie d'une dictature latino-américaine
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Spanish people of the Spanish Civil War (Republican faction)
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references the disappearance of Galíndez in her 1994 novel
243:, now Santo Domingo, where he lectured and represented the
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writes at length about Galíndez and his disappearance.
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Serrano Migallón, Fernando. "Jesús Galíndez Suárez".
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volume about Trujillo and his family. Agents offered
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Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in the United States
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Trujillo: The Life and Times of a Caribbean Dictator
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Memorias de una emigración: Santo Domingo, 1939–1945
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367:published an investigation in 2018 titled
253:International League for the Rights of Man
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356:The elder brother of Octavio de la Maza,
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679:. The Haworth Press (1987). p. 10.
823:The Era of Trujillo, Dominican Dictator
622:"Jesús de Galíndez: Martyr for Freedom"
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1024:20th century in the Dominican Republic
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825:, University of Arizona Press, 1973.
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958:The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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480:The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
740:Time Magazine (February 11, 1957).
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191:by intelligence operatives of the
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332:that Galíndez was the "patient."
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193:Servicio de Inteligencia Militar
767:Dominicantoday (May 29, 2009).
700:Time Magazine (April 2, 1956).
195:, based on a direct order from
172:international law professor of
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883:In The Time of the Butterflies
673:William Z. Nasri, ed. (1987).
575:aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus
517:List of people who disappeared
422:, which led to the 2003 movie
400:In the Time of the Butterflies
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507:Jesús de Galíndez avenue in
179:ideology who disappeared in
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793:McKeever, Stuart A. 2018.
456:directed the documentary,
301:, without a trace of him.
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536:Vicente Lloréns (2006).
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229:Basque Nationalist Party
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881:Alvarez, Julia (1994).
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239:. In 1939 he fled to
215:Galíndez was born in
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708:on December 14, 2008
620:Legarreta J (2006).
465:El misterio Galíndez
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405:María Teresa Mirabal
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961:. Penguin. p.
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183:. He was allegedly
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358:Antonio de la Maza
205:Dominican Republic
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445:, Nobel laureate
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