The reading of chapter 12 are quite new and strange to me. Like many events in Latin America, it was a mystery to me, and quite honestly I’m shocked that I had never heard of this. Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, were protesting and demanding answers for the disappearance of their children. The association was first organized in 1977 following the disappearance of their children. It was said that their children went missing during the military dictatorship in Argentina which took place between 1976 to 1983. It was a truly devastating story, mothers protesting against the government, and demanding to know where THEIR children were, is strange and heartbreaking. For a mother to demand to see her child again, is not something that should be considered outrageous.

Initially the Argentinian government was comfortable with The Mothers’ protests, assuming that their presence wouldn’t cause a disturbance. But their perseverance, and their traumatic story reached national headlines, and started to become an issue. To oppose The Mothers the government began to threaten and in extreme cases kill them. This story is an example of how countries in Latin America are have always in some ways been ruled by repressive governments. The countries in Latin America, have struggled with maintaining the peace between the government and the people.

In the short documentary that we watched in class they said that the mothers are still protesting, and their legacy lives on.